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muriel_volestrangler

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5. The Nazis occupied all of the Channel Islands

Reply to 10 Turtle Day (Reply #2)

Wed May 22, 2024, 01:44 PM

May 2024

They're closer to the coast of France than Britain (a left-over from when Normandy and England were ruled by the same king). In fact, when D-Day liberated the nearby coast of Normandy, the Channel Islands were just bypassed - they weren't strategically useful, and rather than use personnel to take them, they were just isolated, and only liberated after "Victory in Europe Day" in May 1945.

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I never thought we learned enough about WW2 and The Holocaust in high school. twodogsbarking May 2024 #1

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It sounds like you correctly gleaned the connection to the Great Escape sl8 May 2024 #3

Thanks again! 10 Turtle Day May 2024 #4

The Nazis occupied all of the Channel Islands muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #5