On the 28th June 1940 Harold Frederick Charles Hobbs was one of many civilians killed in Luftwaffe raids on Jersey, whilst on an "errand of...
Recently found 'Enemy at the Door' TV series about the German occupation of Guernsey had been uploaded on to Youtube. An aspect of World War 2 I...
Can anyone please help with information on this man - Sq/Ldr William Greenaway - who was shot down near the Channel Islands and made a POW. I...
I am not sure, is it a known fact? There are 2 private museums on the island full of Militaria from the German occupation 1940 to 1945 Stefan.
I was sent the photograph of Captain Philip Ayton's grave at Longcross Cemetery,Dartmouth who died on 26 December 1943 and the question arose on...
Hi all, Since these might be of interest to some (and I have relatives there) I thought I'd flag (re-flag?) these as being available online:...
Hi Guys, I am looking for the Hughes' report. it was a report written by 2 S.A.S.'s Intelligence Officer Major Barkworth about the Kommando...
Good morning I am a serving soldier in the Royal Artillery and currently researching my family history, in particular the military aspect. Would...
I have been asked to help a friend find out about his dads wartime service. Normally I know where to start, but his dad was a German...
About 10 men took part in Operation Basalt - the Commando raid on the Island of Sark on the night of October 3rd 1942, Can anyone name the...
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Hi I'm wondering if anyone has any idea what the islands are like for war relics/souviners? I'm Interested to see if I can pick up anything?
My other half got flights to jersey and I'm looking for cheap nightly accomidation, can anyone point me in the direction?
Just seen a news item on BBC News that during the war,Jersey civilians involved in the German Feldpost organisation intercepted and sabotaged the...
I am trying to find out which army commando Lt Ian Maxwell GRANT [180710] served with after The Gordon Highlanders and before joining 2nd SAS. The...
The attached is from Then and Now Channel Islands A useful article about the War Graves in the Islands The book also list all the Cemeteries with...
People of Alderney celebrate the 65th anniversary of their return to the island after WW2. BBC News - 65th anniversary of Alderney homecoming...
Weekend Bookworm: The Model Occupation - ABC Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)...
During our Shipmates Reunion, we were given a privet tour of the above ,and during the time there ,i was shown some metal charts . And being a...
A chap on WW2F raised the subject of German 20cm & 38cm Spigot mortars for Engineer use, so I splashed the details from Gander's encyclopedia...
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