At about 15:00 BST, crowds gathered at Westmount to remember the slaves from Nazi-occupied countries who died in the island ...

Invaded in June 1940, the Channel Islands were the only British territories to be occupied by the Germans during World War Two. Photo: Patriots on the island of Jersey tarred the houses of ...

In June 1940, the Allied forces were defeated in France. The UK government decided the Channel Islands would be too costly to defend and began evacuating military personal and equipment.

After five years under the Nazi jackboot, the Channel Islands were finally liberated on May 9, 1945. But Hitler's 'model occupation' was hardly bloodless 07:30, Thu, May 8, 2025 Factory girl ...