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German occupation of the Channel Islands

1940 CE · Guernsey, Europe · War

German occupation of the Channel Islands
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The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of Normandy.

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