July 1940 - Orders, Germans buying everything in sight, Operation Anger, Ambassador and more!

Islands at War

Mar 4 2024 • 47 mins

July 1940 and the first full month of occupation of the Channel Islands by the Germans.

Join Keith & Nick as they take you through a plethora of orders, the Germans buying everything in sight and eating pats of butter, what it was like in the early days followed by British raids that were Operation Anger, Ambassador and a bit of a disaster!

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Nick’s Occupation Blog can be found here

You can find more about Anger & Ambassador including photographs here

Operation Anger

Operation Ambassador

Take a look and if you like it subscribe for free.   Email us with questions or observations at occupied@gnetradio.com.

The books we referred to are:

The Ord Diaries.

Guernsey Under German Rule Ralph Durand

The German Occupation of the Channel Islands  - Cuickshank


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