Entries tagged 'war'
The following 57 entries have been tagged using the term war. Click the titles to read the full entry in each instance.
Police found a bomb in Bluebell Wood
The bomb had been dropped wide of its target during the Second World War.
The RAF bombed Guernsey Airport
The RAF focused on German aircraft parked up at Guernsey Airport
Albert Lamy appointed Guernsey Police Chief Officer
Lamy was promoted by the German occupying forces, and once again by the civilian authorities after the war.
Guernsey Controlling Committee’s Sir John Leale died
Lease had taken over as head of the Controlling Committee after Ambrose Sherwill had been removed
First Commando raid of the Second World War
Guernseyman Hubert Nicolle conducted the first commando raid and recovered valuable information about the occupation
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Museum opens
The museum is housed in Castle Cornet.
Alderney is occupied by German forces
Alderney was the third Channel Island to be occupied.
Guernsey suffered its first and only air raid
German planes bombed Guernsey, unaware that the island had been demilitarised.
First meeting of Guernsey’s Controlling Committee
The Committee was Guernsey's government during the German occupation.
Guernsey chose England over France
When King John lost Normandy, the Channel Islands had to side with either England or France.
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