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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 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 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 German occupation of the British Channel Islands during World War II represents an extraordinary chapter in the history of the war. From 1940 to 1945, the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney were under Nazi control, making them the only British territory to fall under direct German occupation during the war.
30 mar 2011 · The Channel Islands were the only British territories to be occupied by the Germans during the war. They were liberated in May 1945. Chart the story of the Channel Islands during WW2. Discover...
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.
