Channel 4 - Walking Through History Series 3 Part 4 Nazi Occupation Channel Islands

Walking Through History: Series 3

Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our past

Part 4: Nazi Occupation Channel Islands

Tony heads to Guernsey and Jersey to tell the story of the islands' surrender to the Nazis during the Second World War. In Guernsey, he hears of the first bombing raid that heralded the German troops' arrival and sees the spot where the first-ever British commando landed in secret, only to see the planned revenge raid fail spectacularly. A ferry then takes him on to Jersey, where he finds almost all of its beaches have a bunker or a machine gun post left over from the conflict.

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