It is the December 1941 episode and we look at what Christmas was like for different families and across the Channel Islands.
We talk about food and some of the crazy prices being paid for livestock, difficulties in obtaining some some essentials.
Military activity hots up and the barrels are delivered for the huge Mirus Battery. This unfortunately causes a tragic death of a 6 year old girl who was crushed. This happened at Le Ville au Roi. In the photograph below you can see the junction itself.
Below you can see photographs of the vehicles used to pull the gun barrel.
Read more about the big guns in the article below.
Pearl Harbour happens and the Germans take measures against the Americans resident in the Channel Islands.
We look at various different families and how their lives were impacted so far.
We also touch on the German Officer who as a boy scout had been awarded a medal by the King of England.
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