Keith and I can’t believe we have covered a year of the the Occupation this episode! There was a lot going on some of which was a bit disturbing to say the least.
Blackberry tea and how it was gathered and made.
Food or the lack thereof and the impact on people.
The third Jewish order is published. This is awful and we look at it in some detail. Essentially this third order was an attempt to make the local population hostile to the Jewish population. It had different impacts across the islands and Keith and I talk about that.
We talked about the build up of troops and how some were puzzled as to why they were here. Some talked of being demoralised already.
We talk about one of the first concrete and extensive gun batteries in Guernsey. Batterie Strassburg up at Jerbourg is a complex of 64 different positions around the Jerbourg headland. You can see some of them here.
We talked about the Doyle Monument being demolished. You can see it here and you can probably see what the problem was.
There are some excellent books on fortifications. If you take a look on your favourite book shop, Festung or here
