The Channel Islands were occupied until May 9, 1945 - two days after German forces in mainland Europe had surrendered. After their ordeal, Cahun and Moore went back to living together on Jersey.

In June 1940 Nazi Germany took control of the Channel Islands in an occupation that would last 1,774 days.

The superb two-part documentary Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation (Channel 4, Thursday, May 29, 8pm) should go some way towards rectifying the imbalance.

Jersey was under Nazi occupation during 1940 to 1945, and the eerie tunnels of a German underground military hospital is now the island’s most visited museum, The Jersey War Tunnels.

This video takes you on a journey to see how life was under Nazi occupation, and how the Channel Islands were affected.

The second part looks at the Channel Islands two years into the occupation and life under Nazi rule takes a darker turn as mass deportations of islanders to German prison camps begin.

Princess Royal in Guernsey for events marking 80th anniversary of liberation The Channel Islands were occupied by German forces between 1940 and 1945.

The German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War Two changed life in the islands and affected everyone.

A HISTORIAN will be discussing the unresisted German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II.

Now, 80 years on, the details of 16 residents of the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands who died in German internment camps can be revealed for the first time.