German occupation of the Channel Islands
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title:
German occupation of the Channel Islands
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The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of Normandy. The Channel Islands were the only de jure part of the British Empire in Europe to be occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Germany's allies Italy and Japan also occupied British territories in Africa and Asia,
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1940–1945 German occupation of the Channel Islands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_the_Channel_Islands
date created:
2006-02-25T15:19:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T10:06:44Z
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