Grossbritannien •

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Liberation Route:Grossbritannien •

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V for Victory

Despite the unprecedented size of the enemy presence, approximately one German soldier to four civilians, and the threat of severe punishment, acts of subversion were widespread. Joseph Le Guyader found a unique way of expressing his recalcitrance, by laying paving stones in the shape of a V-for-Victory in a public place.

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Elizabeth College

The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied by German forces during WWII. Islanders lived under German rule for five years. May 12 was a day of celebrations. Liberating task force Commander, Brigadier Snow, raised the Union Flag and read an official Liberation Proclamation to the cheering crowds gathered at Elizabeth College.

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Albert Pier Slipway

The Channel Islands were the only British Isles to be occupied by German forces during WWII. After the D-Day landings the Islands of Guernsey were cut off from provisions from mainland Europe. Eleven months later, Allied forces landed in Guernsey, bringing food and provisions to starving islanders.

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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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