Discover Jersey

Liberation Day 1945

Occupation to Liberation

Occupation Trail

German forces and slave labourers constructed an inordinate amount of tunnels, concrete bunkers and fortifications - out of all proportion to the Islands’ strategic value. Their remains represent a remarkable window to a period almost unimaginable in the present day.

Liberation Day 2011

Force 135 soldiers on May 9th 1945 at the Pomme D'Or Hotel

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

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The Occupation of Jersey (1940 - 1945)

Gun Emplacement

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

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The Liberation of Jersey (May 9th 1945)

Force 135 soldiers on Liberation Day

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 ...

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WWII Attractions

WWII Attractions - Jersey War Tunnels

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

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'Resistance' and 'Liberation'

Resistance and Liberation

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

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Occupation Tapestry

Occupation Tapestry

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

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Channel Islands Occupation Society

Channel Island Occupation Society

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

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Memorial Sites

Victory 'V' in the Royal Square, St Helier

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

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Allied War Cemetery

Allied War Cemetery, Howard Davis Park

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 ...

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Sources of Information

Bunker South West

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

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Living with the Enemy

Living with the Enemy

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 ...

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Garden Bunker

Garden Bunker

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

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The Normandy Landing Beaches

Normandy Landing Beaches

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

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Download the Occupation Trail

Download the Occupation Trail

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 ...

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