A German soldier stands on the coastal footpath leading to Pointe De La Moye looking east towards Les Sommeilleuses.
A German soldier relaxes on a rock outcrop sited on the coastal footpath leading to Pointe De La Moye with Icart headland in the background.
Taken at Route de Cobo near Bouverie Lane looking towards Cobo Coast Road note, the white lines painted on the sea wall to aid drivers during the night in blackout conditions.
A typical stop for German troops seeking propaganda photographs featuring British institutions here outside Lloyds Bank located at the foot of Smith Street leading to the Pollet.
At the foot of Fountain Street civilians are photographed going about their business, note the cyclist making their way up the road keeping to the right hand side.
Funeral service for Royal Navy victims of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne who were buried with full military honours at Le Foulon Cemetery.
Two soldiers who were killed when clearing their own mines immediately after the occupation are buried in the cemetery near St Peters church in Sark.
Mrs Annie Rebenstorff an English born lady who married a German national and had lived in that country prior to WW1. During the Occupation she was renowned for the work she did to aid islanders in Sark, so much so she was know as 'The Mother of Sark'.
Military funeral held in Jersey for RAF Sergeants Dennis Charles Butlin and Abraham Holden which was attended by Bailiff Alexander Coutanche on 6th June 1943.
German half-tracks were linked together and used to transport heavy loads such as the guns of Batterie Mirus. Seen here are at least three vehicles having exited the White Rock turning to ascend St Julians Avenue. Note the damage to the road surface in the forground.
German road sign at Forest Road which makes the junction near La Villette in St Martins. The Germans listed the local roads by colour and number, here we see red route 6 leading on to routes 7 and 9. This junction also leads from yellow 8 to yellow 5. The small sign reading Flugplatz is indicating the direction to the airfield.
French Char bis B1 tanks used by the Germans awaiting shipment from Millbrook, Jersey to France 29th May 1945.
A crowd has gathered at the Weighbridge, Guernsey to see the Red Cross ship SS Vega which has docked at the Cambridge Berth, St Peter Port with much needed supplies for the islands population. Note the German century box and the heavily protected fencing around the harbour.
Food from the SS Vega being unloaded by Germans from railway wagons whilst supervised by the St John's Ambulance in St Peter Port.
Crates of Red Cross parcels arrive at the docks in Guernsey before being transported by train to a secure store.
The Swedish ship SS Vega, chartered by the International Red Cross to take Red Cross Supplies to the Channel Islands, at the London Berth, St Peter Port Harbour, Guernsey. Note German FK vessels moored alongside and trains on the quay.
Cordite being burnt on the beach in Guernsey 1945, the photographer could feel the heat from over 400 feet away.
The Germans installed a railway network to move food and materials around the island, these were used extensively during the construction of the fortifications. This derelict locomotive lies in St Sampson along Bulwer Avenue prior to being scrapped.
An armoured steel turret at Fort Doyle during the post war scrap metal drive, workers used gas axes and thermal lances to cut through the enormous steel sections.
Shortly after Liberation the massive task of clearing ammunition began. The majority of the ammunition was loaded aboard LCTs by German PoW s and taken to the eastern end of Hurd Deep where the water is some 550 feet deep. This image shows the loading of ammunition at Northside, Vale.
8.8cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun on display at the German Occupation Museum in the 1980`s. Weapons of this model were never installed in the Channel Islands.
8.8cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun on display at the German Occupation Museum in the 1980`s. Weapons of this model were never installed in the Channel Islands.
This well-known photograph used for propaganda shows a German military band marching past Lloyds Bank at the foot of Smith Street in St Peter Port, Guernsey. This image shows the head of a column of troops approaching the High Street.
A German NCO outside the Kommandantur Office in Jersey with one of the bicycles that were requisitioned during the occupation under Article 53 of the Hague Convention despite considerable protests.
A German stands in front of the Victor Hugo statue in Candie Gardens, Guernsey. The 9,800kg limestone statue was made in 1913 by French sculptor Jean Boucher. It was transported from Paris to Cherbourg and then to Guernsey by steamboat before it was officially unveiled on 7 July 1914.
Baron Max Von Aufsess, Civil administrator for three and a half years in Jersey. Photo taken post war at Schloss Aufsess, Bavaria.
The press censor Sonderfuehrer Kurt Goettmann appointed on the 27th January 1942 at the age of 32. His previous experience included working in press offices in both Paris and London. The censor role was to ensure that anything published followed the stringent rules set out by the Germans.
During the early days of the occupation German troops found Sark public houses well stocked with beer and spirits. Soldiers always removed their belts and sidearms when on licenced premises.
German soldiers take a moment to look at the display in St Peter Port on Hitler`s birthday in 1942.
Corporal Forst and Sergeant Major Ertel photographed outside Lloyds Bank in Alderney 1941.
People queuing at the junction of the Rohais and La Foulon to collect rations of sea water in which to boil food as salt was unobtainable.
German forces made a mad rush for the well stocked shops in the early days of the occupation. Here we see both Germans and civilians in the High Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Percy Brown, Sark`s postman delivering mail on August Bank Holiday, one month after the German Occupation of Sark.
Oberst (Colonel) Knackfuss, Guernsey Feldkommandantur, with Mr. G.MacDonald, caretaker of Jethou.
Mrs Winifred Green, a waitress at the Royal Hotel, who was imprisoned for four months at Caen for saying "Heil Churchill".
Mrs Winifred Green, a waitress at the Royal Hotel, who was imprisoned for four months at Caen for saying "Heil Churchill".
Peter Doyle, Sonderfuehrer Herzog and George Pope a fisherman and pilot, photographed in Alderney.
Hans Herzog, second from right and German officials seen here with C.F. Hutchesson on the far right.
The Commandant Dr Lanz (middle) with Lieutenant Muller (left) and Dr Maas (right) shown here in Sark.
Platzkommandant Hans Max Baron von Aufsess held the key position of Head of Civil Affairs of Feldkommondantur 515, in Jersey.
At the Hotel Metropole, site of the military headquarters in Jersey, a meeting took place before the Red Cross cargo was unloaded. Baron von Aufsess, Colonel Iselin, Duret Aubin and the Bailiff Coutanche were all present.
Sergeant Oeser outside Feldkommondantur 515 headquarters at Lloyds Bank, Alderney in June 1941.