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Freedom Tree

Beside the Elizabeth Marina is Richard Perry’s Freedom Tree, which was unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 60th anniversary of the Liberation. The striking bronze sculpture stands twenty feet tall and carries thirty oak leaves and twelve acorns – one for each of the parishes of Jersey.

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Fauvic Embarkation Point

More than 150 Islanders attempted to escape to England and France during the occupation. Nine Islanders are known to have drowned and one, Douglas Le Marchand, was shot by a German sentry. The Fauvic area was closest to the French coast and therefore an ideal location to set out from.

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SS Vega Memorial

The Swedish Red Cross ship SS Vega visited the Channel Islands six times with lifesaving food parcels and medical supplies. Half-way along the Albert Pier, a large golden ‘V for Victory’ is set into the wall beside a plaque that commemorates the first arrival on 30 December 1944.

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Creux Harbour

Sark Island, one of the Islands of Guernsey, was occupied by German forces in 1940 for a period of almost five years. While Europe was liberated on the 8 May, Guernsey was liberated on 9 May and Sark was the last to be liberated on 10 May 1945.

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