Underground Military Museum

The Channels Islands was the only British territory occupied by the Germans during WWII. Since it wasn't of much strategic importance to either side, Allied Forces and Nazi's, there wasn't a large battle about the islands. Yet, since the islands were occupied times were very rough. Most people had fled the island before the occupation, yet farmers and other important citizens to keep society going were asked to stay on the islands. The Germans enforced many strict rules, including a curfew and restricting access to the beaches.

In the tunnels of the museum 4 gigantic silos filled with oil to fuel the German submarines were kept. Barely any oil was used and therefore after the war was actually made available to the islanders. We were quite surprised by the abundance of objects and information gathered in the museum. Fun fact, one of the first Allied soldiers to set foot on the island to free Guernsey from the Germans was an islander himself.Read more