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17: šŸ’£ Fortress Guernsey - the invasion and occupation

Wednesday Jul 01, 2020

17: šŸ’£ Fortress Guernsey - the invasion and occupation
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28 June 1940, German bombers attack the town and harbour of St Peter Port, Guernsey. Misidentifying a row of trucks containing tomatoes for military vehicles they destroy them killing 33 civilians in the process, luckily just over a week earlier many of the islanders had been evacuated. Just two days later the island is under German occupation. For the next five years those remaining would live alongside their occupiers - one soldier to every two civilians - as Hitler ordered the island to be turned into an ā€˜impregnable fortress’.

Show notes: https://thecuriosityofachild.com/episodes/fortress-guernsey-the-invasion-and-occupation

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Cazlep
Cazlep

Love these podcasts. Interesting and informative. The interaction between father and son is great to listen to and some of Anton’s little asides are hilarious. More pleasešŸ‘

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