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Orders of the Commandant of the German Forces in Occupation of the Island of Jersey, 2 July 1940. The Germans organised their administration as part of the department of Manche, where it was de facto incorporated into Vichy France but administered as part of military government Area A based in St. Germain in the occupied part of France.
German soldiers in Jersey. During the five-year German occupation of the Channel Islands (30 June 1940 to 9 May 1945) civilian life became much more difficult. During that time, the Channel Islanders had to live under and obey the laws of Nazi Germany and work with their occupiers in order to survive and reduce the impact of occupation.
The Channel Islands, comprising the Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey, which also comprised Alderney and Sark, fell under German control on 30 June 1940.. Prior to this, the lightning Blitzkrieg resulting in the fall of France gave the British government and the island governments just enough time to evacuate those who were willing to leave the islands immediately.
Little did the islanders imagine their homes would be under German occupation for five years, before liberation on 9 May 1945. When it became clear that the Battle of France was lost, time was limited for anyone to evacuate, even so 25,000 people went to Great Britain, roughly 17,000 from Guernsey , [ 2 ] 6,000 from Jersey and 2,000 from ...
The diary of Baron Von Aufsess, a German officer, is also featured in the memoir project [BBC] Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook . Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk .
This Command Bunker forms part of Battery Lothringen, a site managed by the CIOS (Jersey Branch) 10.5cm Casemate at Corbiere managed by the CIOS Jersey The Channel Islands Occupation Society (CIOS) is a voluntary organisation that seeks to study all aspects of the German occupation of the Channel Islands and to raise awareness and educate the public about the occupation during the Second World ...
Hohlgangsanlage 8 (often abbreviated to Ho8, also known as the German Underground Hospital or the Jersey War Tunnels) was a partially completed underground hospital complex in St. Lawrence, Jersey, built by German occupying forces during the occupation of Jersey during World War II. Over 1 km (1,100 yd) of tunnels were completed.
The English language has been allowed in parliamentary debates in the States of Jersey since February 2, 1900. Most signs are written in English, sometimes with French or Jèrriais subtitling. There are around 107,000 people in Jersey, and 20% are of British (traditionally English-speaking) descent.