Jersey Occupation Trail

German forces and slave labourers constructed an inordinate amount of fortifications, out of proportion to the Islands’ strategic value. Their remains are a remarkable window to the past.

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Occupation to Liberation

The Island of Jersey today bears many scars from Germany’s five-year military occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. Hitler demanded the Islands be turned into ‘impregnable fortresses'.
Liberation Day 2012

Liberation Day 2012

On May 9th every year Jersey celebrates the anniversary of the Liberation of the...
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The Occupation of Jersey (1940 - 1945)

The Occupation of Jersey (1940 - 1945)

The German Occupation of Jersey began two weeks after the British government had...
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The Liberation of Jersey (May 9th 1945)

The Liberation of Jersey (May 9th 1945)

The Island of Jersey was liberated on May 9th 1945 - this is re-enacted every ye...
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WWII Attractions

WWII Attractions

Visit some remarkable visitor sites that focus on the war years that impacted up...
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'Resistance' and 'Liberation'

'Resistance' and 'Liberation'

To mark the 65th anniversary of the island’s liberation, Jersey War Tunnels has ...
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Occupation Tapestry

Occupation Tapestry

The Occupation Tapestry is probably the greatest community project ever undertak...
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Channel Islands Occupation Society

Channel Islands Occupation Society

If you are interested in seeing the interior of fortifications constructed by th...
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Memorial Sites

Memorial Sites

Details of the island's memorial sites that remember the victims of the occupati...
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Allied War Cemetery

Allied War Cemetery

The establishment of the Allied War Cemetery in the Howard Davis Park came about...
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Sources of Information

Sources of Information

Want to find out more? There is a plethora of online resources, organisations an...
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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 bel...
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Garden Bunker

Garden Bunker

A blog following the unearthing of a world war II bunker at the bottom of a gard...
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The Normandy Landing Beaches

The Normandy Landing Beaches

The site of the allied invasion of northwest Europe in 1944, or Normandy Landing...
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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 oc...
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