First soldier to liberate Nazi-occupied Guernsey, remembered 80 years later
As Britain prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the remarkable story of Sergeant-Major Robert Shaw – the ...
Tag: WWII
Official inquiry into Nazi atrocities welcomed by Alderney’s President
The States of Alderney President William Tate has welcomed an official UK Government inquiry into the scale of Nazi atrocities on ...
New exhibition at Jersey War Tunnels commemorates D-Day
One of the few surviving Jersey men who fought on D Day will be at the opening of a new ...
76th anniversary of Alderney Homecoming celebrated
The 76th anniversary of the Alderney Homecoming was celebrated in the island and in the UK last week. Since 2005, ...
‘Occupied’ film artwork on show at Guernsey Museum
Visitors to Guernsey's Museum at Candie can now see the original painting behind the powerful ‘Occupied’ film poster. Created by ...
Alderney’s World War II heritage: Islanders to have their say
All Alderney households will be consulted by the States of Alderney about plans to safeguard its World War II heritage ...
Alderney’s WWII site set to get ‘Conservation Area’ protection
A consultation process has begun to designate Lager Sylt, the site of the only World War II Nazi concentration camp ...
New book tells true story of wartime from Occupation to Liberation
A book titled ‘Voices from the Occupation: Recollections of daily life under the Reich’ has been published by Maillards Funeral ...
WWII depth charge disposed of in controlled explosion by the Royal Navy
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have successfully detonated ordnance near the mouth of the QE2 marina entrance in Guernsey through ...
Royal Navy plans to detonate WWII explosive device today
A team of divers from the Royal Navy who specialise in removing Explosive Ordnance Devices travelled to Guernsey on Saturday ...
