Atlantic Wall
Channel Islands
Published on 5. March 2008
285 pages
978-1-78337-997-2 (ISBN)
Description
While the Germans did not succeed in invading Britain during World War II, they occupied a number of islands in the English Channel. The English population continued to lead fairly normal lives, while the German occupiers built some of the most extensive fortifications of the Second World War. As the war progressed, British commandos made occasional attacks, resulting in harsher conditions on the islands. The German garrisons were totally isolated by the D-Day landings, but managed to hold on through the following winter to surrender in May 1945. The author, a renowned military historian, examines these questions with complete candor, in addition to his study of the famous fortifications. All of the wartime events and the islands and their fortifications as they are today are covered in the popular Battleground Europe style, with illustrations, maps and then-and-now photographs.
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Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark
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George Forty had three careers: as a serving officer for 30 years in the Royal Tank Regiment; as curator of the world-famous Bovington Tank Museum; and as a prolific author of military books.
Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Other guides in the Battleground Europe Series:
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE: HOW WE MARCHED!
- Muddle and Indecision.
- Demilitarisation.
- A message from the King.
- CHAPTER TWO: DENN WIR FAHREN GEGEN ENGLAND!
- Armed Reconnaissance
- The reason why
- Operation Grüne Pfeil
- An individual initiative
- Meeting the Dame of Sark
- On to Alderney
- Working together
- CHAPTER THREE: SETTLING IN - THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
- A special time
- Occupying Forces
- ARMY ( HEER )
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Alderney
- Sark
- AIR FORCE ( LUFTWAFFE )
- The arrival of Feldkommand 515
- A new military commander arrives
- And Reinforcements
- CHAPTER FOUR: 1941 - THE YEAR OF CHANGE
- A change of heart
- A change of divisions
- The 'Gibraltar of the Channel'
- Hitler orders the fortification of the Channel Islands
- Hitler's fortification order of 20 October 1941
- The military engineers arrive
- And the Organization Todt
- ORGANIZATION TODT (OT)
- And the Workers
- On the civilian front
- CHAPTER FIVE: 1942 - MORE MEN AND MORE BUILDING
- Directive No 40 of 23 March 1942
- Army Reinforcements - Infantry
- Field Artillery
- Anti-tank Artillery
- Tanks
- A soldier's life
- Comforts for the troops
- Fraternisation
- Air warfare
- Flak Gunners
- The Mirus Battery
- Deportations
- CHAPTER SIX: 1943 - CONTINUED GROWTH
- Full to bursting
- Naval Artillery
- Leitstande
- Fire control
- Observation Towers
- Other naval tasks
- German Naval Signal Headquarters
- Operation TUNNEL
- Inspection of the defences
- DEATH CAMPS ON ALDERNEY
- Sylt Camp
- CHAPTER SEVEN: 1944 - D DAY AND THE HUNGER WINTER
- Fortress Status
- The Dame of Sark learns of 'D-Day'
- Use of the underground hospitals
- On towards the 'Hunger Winter"
- Meanwhile at the top
- CHAPTER EIGHT: 1945 - SURRENDER AND LIBERATION
- The hunger continues
- A change of commander
- Raids on France
- Moves towards surrender
- TASK FORCE 135
- Liberation
- What did Liberation mean?
- CHAPTER NINE: BRITISH COMMANDO RAIDS
- Operation AMBASSADOR and Operation ANGER Guernsey 1940
- Operation DRYAD: Casquets - northwest of Alderney
- Operation BASALT - Sark
- Operation HUCKABACK - Herm
- Operation HARDTACK 28 - Jersey
- Operation HARDTACK 7 - Sark
- CHAPTER TEN: EXPLORING THE ISLANDS
- So much to see
- Getting there
- Where to stay
- The Channel Islands Occupation Society
- Museum Services
- Introductory Video
- Getting about
- GUERNSEY - MAIN SITES OF INTEREST
- RESTORED SITES
- LISTED SITES
- UNRESTORED SITES
- MUSEUMS
- HAZARDOUS SITES
- JERSEY - MAIN SITES OF INTEREST
- THE GERMAN UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL (GUH)
- JERSEY MUSEUMS
- THE OCCUPATION TAPESTRY
- ALDERNEY - MAIN SITES OF INTEREST
- FORTIFICATIONS
- Alderney Society Museum.
- SARK
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
