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La Valette Underground Military Museum

Occupied for almost five years by German forces in June 1940, the Islands of Guernsey are strategically located in the English Channel between England and northern France. La Valette Museum is situated within an German tunnel complex and exhibits the German Occupation and subsequent Liberation of the Islands of Guernsey.

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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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Pomme d’Or Hotel

During the German Occupation the Pomme D’Or Hotel was the German Naval Headquarters. A large swastika flag hung from its flagpole. This all changed on Liberation Day.

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St Helier Harbour

On 9 May 1945, St. Helier Harbour was a hive of activity, with many civilians heading down to watch the magnificent events of the Liberation of Jersey taking place on the Albert Pier, New North Quay, Victoria Pier, and the Lifeboat Slipway.

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