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Guernsey - German World War II fortifications
The Channel Islands - off the coast of France - are not part of the United Kingdom but rather are possessions of the British Crown with independent administrations. Their inhabitants are British citizens.
During the Second World War the islands were occupied by Germany, causing considerable suffering to the locals. Some were deported as slave labourers, Jews were sent to concentration camps, reprisals for partisan activities were harsh, and many were reduced to near starvation by the end of the war.
Capturing the Channel Islands - in the English Channel - was the closest the Germany army got to Britain's mainland.
Guernsey - German World War II fortifications
The Channel Islands - off the coast of France - are not part of the United Kingdom but rather are possessions of the British Crown with independent administrations. Their inhabitants are British citizens.
During the Second World War the islands were occupied by Germany, causing considerable suffering to the locals. Some were deported as slave labourers, Jews were sent to concentration camps, reprisals for partisan activities were harsh, and many were reduced to near starvation by the end of the war.
Capturing the Channel Islands - in the English Channel - was the closest the Germany army got to Britain's mainland.