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The Channel Islands were the only de jure part of the British Empire in Europe to be occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Germany's allies Italy and Japan also occupied British territories in Africa and Asia, respectively.
The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. In 2010, the discovery of a briefcase in Guernsey made it possible to tell the stories of islanders persecuted by the Nazis for the first time.
The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by German forces during the Second World War. The British government considered the islands to be of little strategic importance and were reluctant to spend money on their defence.
The Channel Islands of Guernsey (Guernsey, Herm, Sark, Alderney and Lihou) were under German occupation during World War Two, from 1940 to liberation in 1945. Known as ‘Hitler’s Island Madness’ the Channel Islands became the most fortified place in the world…
The Channel Islands, Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom, were occupied during the Second World War by Nazi Germany, from 30 June 1940 until May 1945. They were liberated by British forces following the general German surrender.
6 maj 2020 · During the second world war, the Channel Islands were the only British territories to endure German occupation. On 9 May 2020, the islands will mark 75 years since their liberation. This article explores how they came to be occupied and how the occupation was debated in the House.
21 maj 2024 · During World War Two, a small island just 70 miles off the English coast became part of Hitler's strategy for dominance - and home to the only Nazi concentration camp on British soil.
