Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands

In breach of International Law, and in breach of the terms of surrender signed in July 1940, Nazi German forces, on direct instructions from Adolf Hitler deported and interned 2,300 Channel Island civilian residents, who had committed no crimes.

The Channel islands comprising the Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey which also comprised Alderney and Sark fell under German control on 30 June 1940.

Prior to this, the lightning Blitzkrieg resulting in the fall of France gave the British government and the Island governments just enough time to evacuate those who wished to leave the Islands. 25,000 left, leaving 66,000 in the Islands. 41,101 in Jersey, Guernsey had 24,429 and Sark 470. Alderney had just 18.

The British Government had decided on 15 June to demilitarise and abandon the Islands so all military personnel, weapons and equipment had been taken to England.

Through the second half of 1940 and into 1941 the Islanders gradually settled into a “working relationship with the German occupiers. A small number of people, who had access to boats, decided to flee the Islands, some dying in the attempt. There were some forms of minor resistance, although generally the Occupying forces were polite, reasonable and not as oppressive as British newspapers portrayed them.

In June 1941 Persia, current day Iran, was a neutral country with Germany as its largest trade partner. The Soviet Union was on its northern border. Britain, had recently encamped in Iraq to the west following an anti British coup by Nazi sympathisers. On 22 June Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Soviet territory started.

Worried about the large expat German community in Iran undertaking espionage and subversion activities, on 19 July a joint Soviet/British demand was made to Persia to expel all German citizens, it was rejected on 29 July. Renewing the demand on 16 August Persia realized the risk of not complying with the demand that had been coordinated with the Americans at a conference 9–12 August 1941. Too late, neutral Persia demanded the Germans leave as Anglo Soviet forces invaded the country on 25 August.

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