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.

British papers reported Dame of Sark’s deportation
News that the Dame of Sark had been deported to a German concentration camp turned out to be false.

Guernsey was liberated from German occupation
German troops had occupied the Channel Islands for five years until their liberation in 1945.

Alderney debated in the House of Commons
Alderney was an important element in Britain's coastal defences, but MPs were unsure about funding it.

Guernsey deportee, nurse Gladys Skillett was born
Gladys Skillett was the first deportee to give birth in a German internment camp.

Three Jewish women are deported from Guernsey
Three Jewish women who found themselves stranded on Guernsey were deported to Auschwitz during the occupation.

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry fights at Ypres
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry suffered losses of 80% at the Battle of Lys during the First World War.

Battery Mirus was test fired for the first time
The four guns that comprised Battery Mirus had a range of 51km.

An occupation-era minefield is discovered at L’Ancresse
The mines had lay undisturbed for 13 years since the end of the occupation.

Enemy at the Door comes to the end of its run
The ITV drama series was set on Guernsey but actually filmed on neighbouring Jersey.

Soldiers staged a mutiny at Fort George
Soldiers at Fort George staged a mutiny against their commanding officers in 1783.