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Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands

Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands
Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands

On direct instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi German forces deported and interned 2,300 Channel Islands civilian residents. The stated reason was retaliation for internment of German citizens in Persia by the British Government.

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Cape Enrage Lighthouse.

German destroyer Z27.

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