On May 9th every year Jersey celebrates the anniversary of the Liberation of the Island from the German occupation forces of World War II.

The German Occupation of Jersey began two weeks after the British government had demilitarised the island fearing the safety of civilians should there ...

The Island of Jersey was liberated on May 9th 1945 - this is re-enacted every year in Liberation Square and memorials have been erected around the isl ...

Visit some remarkable visitor sites that focus on the war years that impacted upon Jersey's people and landscape so dramatically.

To mark the 65th anniversary of the island’s liberation, Jersey War Tunnels has launched two thought-provoking, interactive experiences.

The Occupation Tapestry is probably the greatest community project ever undertaken in Jersey. Over 300 islanders worked for 30,000 hours to produce th ...

If you are interested in seeing the interior of fortifications constructed by the Germans, the Channel Islands Occupation Society opens bunkers on pub ...

Details of the island's memorial sites that remember the victims of the occupation.

The establishment of the Allied War Cemetery in the Howard Davis Park came about as a direct result of the sinking of a British warship, H.M.S. Charyb ...

Want to find out more? There is a plethora of online resources, organisations and people generally willing to share their knowledge and experience.

Living with the Enemy is a stunning account of how a small population with a belief in themselves, their own integrity and loyalty to the Crown were a ...

A blog following the unearthing of a world war II bunker at the bottom of a garden in Jersey.

The site of the allied invasion of northwest Europe in 1944, or Normandy Landing Beaches, formed a key part of Operation Overlord.

The Island of Jersey today bears many scars from Germany’s five-year military occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. Their remains rep ...