The 16th of May marks the anniversary of the liberation of Alderney. Alderney had been almost completely evacuated save for the family of Alderney resident George Pope. There were therefore few Alderney people there to see the liberation. Force 135 had bypassed Alderney as there were estimated to be some 3,000 Germans there as well … Continue reading LIBERATION OF ALDERNEY – 16th MAY 1945 – “PLAN MERIT”