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Channel Islands Liberated May 9th 1945 The Channel Islands the only part of
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Channel Islands Liberated May 9th 1945 The Channel Islands the only part of
Channel Islands Liberated May 9th 1945
The Channel Islands the only part of the United Kingdom to be occupied by Germany during the Second World War were finally liberated at 7:14 am May 9th when Major General Heine of the German Army signed the surrender document.
The signing took place four miles off the coast of Guernsey aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Bulldog.
Our Picture Shows Captain Lieutenant Zimmerman (Right) the German representative aboard HMS Bulldog negotiating the terms of the surrender before the formal document was signed. Left to Right: Admiral Stuart, Brigadier General A. E. Snow, Captain H Herzmark, Wing Commander Archie Steward, Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Stoneman, Major John Margeson, Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Power and Lieutenant Captain Armin Zimmerman
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Bailiwick of Guernsey
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