A must read for all you history fans...

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-01-07, 08:29 AM

Hi there,

I've always been much into the WWII history. But there is one thing i found out only not so long ago because of the place i live and work at the moment and it's Jersey - the biggest of the Channel Islands. These were actually occupied by Germans during WWII (1 July 1940 - 9 May 1945) which makes them the only part of Britain lost to Germany.
Here are some pics:
observation tower at Les Landes

battery at Noirmont Point

The fortifications are huge and still here. During the D-day Channel Islands were ommited because of these. It's believed that Churchill said: "Let 'em rot...". He meant the Germans but it obviously affected the whole community.
There were over 11000 German troops on Jersey.

Wouldn't it be great if this was reflected in SH3 or one of the mods or a single mission? These guns here were a real threat when going thru this part of the channel.

The capitulation of German forces in the Channel Islands were signed aboard HMS Bulldog for Guernsey and HMS Beagle for Jersey. (do these names sound familiar?)

There is a pretty interesting story behind all this. You can check it out on the following websites:
http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sho...ticleID=000186
www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/myisland/history/occupation.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupat...hannel_Islands
http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/liberat1.htm

Kpt. Kozloff

02-01-07, 08:29 AM	#1
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	A must read for all you history fans... Hi there, I've always been much into the WWII history. But there is one thing i found out only not so long ago because of the place i live and work at the moment and it's Jersey - the biggest of the Channel Islands. These were actually occupied by Germans during WWII (1 July 1940 - 9 May 1945) which makes them the only part of Britain lost to Germany. Here are some pics: observation tower at Les Landes battery at Noirmont Point The fortifications are huge and still here. During the D-day Channel Islands were ommited because of these. It's believed that Churchill said: "Let 'em rot...". He meant the Germans but it obviously affected the whole community. There were over 11000 German troops on Jersey. Wouldn't it be great if this was reflected in SH3 or one of the mods or a single mission? These guns here were a real threat when going thru this part of the channel. The capitulation of German forces in the Channel Islands were signed aboard HMS Bulldog for Guernsey and HMS Beagle for Jersey. (do these names sound familiar?) There is a pretty interesting story behind all this. You can check it out on the following websites: http://www.thisisjersey.com/code/sho...ticleID=000186 www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/myisland/history/occupation.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupat...hannel_Islands http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/liberat1.htm Kpt. Kozloff __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks