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Fauvic Embarkation Point

More than 150 Islanders attempted to escape to England and France during the occupation. Nine Islanders are known to have drowned and one, Douglas Le Marchand, was shot by a German sentry. The Fauvic area was closest to the French coast and therefore an ideal location to set out from.

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Herm Harbour

Herm Island, one of the Islands of Guernsey, was initially left unoccupied by German forces. It was later claimed by the Third Reich on July 20 1940 and used as a training ground for practise landings from barges in preparation for the invasion of England.

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L’Ancresse Landings

On May 12, 1945 sufficient clearance work of mines and other defences at L’Ancresse Bay in Guernsey had been undertaken to allow the liberating Allied forces’ landing craft to access the beach. The process of unloading much needed supplies for Guernsey began, with food the highest priority for Islanders.

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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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