Oberstleutnant Hans W von Helldorf was the former aide-de-camp to Graf von Schmettow who was Commander of the Channel Islands until February 1945. You can read about how von Schmettow was ousted by Vizeadmiral Friedrich Hüffmeier here. Helldorf was part of the undermining of von Schmettow along with Hüffmeier. Despite this he was implicated in … Continue reading A PLOT, AN EXILE AND THE LIBERATION OF HERM – 12 May 1945