Updated
Updated · BBC.com · May 10
French tank arrives at Bad Wurzach camp, signalling liberation
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · May 10

French tank arrives at Bad Wurzach camp, signalling liberation

6 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 10
  • Gloria Bullen, 92, recalled seeing a tank marked "St Malo" enter the German village on 28 April 1945 after her family’s 1942 deportation from Jersey.
  • She said more than 600 Channel Islanders were held in the castle camp, facing severe food shortages until Red Cross parcels arrived and living under heavy guard.
  • The deportations were ordered by Hitler in reprisal for Britain’s internment of Germans in Persia, and Bullen said losing three years of schooling remained the greatest lasting harm.
How did a German town that once imprisoned British families become a symbol of friendship and remembrance for the island of Jersey?
While some islanders were deported, others risked death to hide prisoners. What did this reveal about resistance under Nazi occupation?
A child's education was ruined as revenge for acts in Persia. How did the Gestapo operate with impunity on British soil?