Island Fortress
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A blog about the Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940 – 1945. Life under occupation, the fortifications and military operations. Website here https://island-fortress.com/ My Linktree is here https://linktr.ee/nicklehuray
I have another exciting German Occupation blog related project coming up but have to keep 🤐 other than it involves Keith Pengelley and myself in a joint project. Hopefully be able to say more soon! Don't miss out sign up for free email updates here. island-fortress.com/sign-up-for-... 🗃️
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January 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I have another exciting German Occupation blog related project coming up but have to keep 🤐 other than it involves Keith Pengelley and myself in a joint project. Hopefully be able to say more soon! Don't miss out sign up for free email updates here. island-fortress.com/sign-up-for-... 🗃️
Thanks to everyone that has read this blog post today. All 105 of you at the time of typing. Great to see interest from all around the world. 🗃️
Today is the anniversary of this RAF air raid in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Read about it in my blog here. 🗃️
RAF Air Raid on St Peter Port 17th January 1942
On 17th January 1942 three Bristol Beaufort Mk Is of No. 86 Squadron RAF, attacked shipping in St Peter Port, Guernsey. In the photograph above the aircraft are passing over St Julian's Pier at its ju...
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January 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Thanks to everyone that has read this blog post today. All 105 of you at the time of typing. Great to see interest from all around the world. 🗃️
Today is the anniversary of this RAF air raid in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Read about it in my blog here. 🗃️
RAF Air Raid on St Peter Port 17th January 1942
On 17th January 1942 three Bristol Beaufort Mk Is of No. 86 Squadron RAF, attacked shipping in St Peter Port, Guernsey. In the photograph above the aircraft are passing over St Julian's Pier at its ju...
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January 17, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Today is the anniversary of this RAF air raid in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Read about it in my blog here. 🗃️
Great meeting anointed something blog related. Can’t say more than that. All will be revealed in a few weeks. 🤐
January 16, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Great meeting anointed something blog related. Can’t say more than that. All will be revealed in a few weeks. 🤐
If you missed my interview on Radio Guernsey talking about the forthcoming book and escapes from the Channel Islands you can catch it here. 🗃️
ISLAND FORTRESS ON BBC RADIO GUERNSEY!
Thanks very much to Jim Delbridge of BBC Radio Guernsey for inviting me in to talk about my forthcoming book. It was a pleasure to speak to Jim about the escapes from Guernsey. We talked about es...
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January 13, 2024 at 2:06 PM
If you missed my interview on Radio Guernsey talking about the forthcoming book and escapes from the Channel Islands you can catch it here. 🗃️
@rauchway.bsky.social any chance you could post the instructions for the What's History List again so I can pass it on to historians I know who have joined recently. Thanks.
January 11, 2024 at 8:01 PM
@rauchway.bsky.social any chance you could post the instructions for the What's History List again so I can pass it on to historians I know who have joined recently. Thanks.
Off to the Island Archives tomorrow to photograph some more documents related to escapes from Guernsey.
January 11, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Off to the Island Archives tomorrow to photograph some more documents related to escapes from Guernsey.
Busy week for me. Last night I had a Zoom call with a researcher from CBS 60 Minutes then back to working on the book. More writing tonight then guest on a podcast tomorrow night. Also answered a stack of emails from people who have been kind enough to come forward with info. 🗃️
January 3, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Busy week for me. Last night I had a Zoom call with a researcher from CBS 60 Minutes then back to working on the book. More writing tonight then guest on a podcast tomorrow night. Also answered a stack of emails from people who have been kind enough to come forward with info. 🗃️
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Yes. It was as a result of things not going so well for the Germans and they wanted to control news flow. Also wanted to avoid allies being able to prime local population for any attempt to retake the islands.
December 28, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Yes. It was as a result of things not going so well for the Germans and they wanted to control news flow. Also wanted to avoid allies being able to prime local population for any attempt to retake the islands.
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December 28, 2023 at 8:35 PM
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A seasonal blog post for you. I take a look at Christmas under occupation by the German forces in the Channel Islands. 🗃️
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CHRISTMAS UNDER OCCUPATION
As we are about to celebrate Christmas with our families all together and with as much to eat and drink as we want I thought it would be a good time to reflect on Christmas during the occupation of th...
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December 22, 2023 at 8:48 AM
A seasonal blog post for you. I take a look at Christmas under occupation by the German forces in the Channel Islands. 🗃️
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The blog post about Christmas under the German occupation will be out next week. In the meantime if you want to find more about the occupation take a look at my blog island-fortress.com 🗃️
December 14, 2023 at 11:43 PM
The blog post about Christmas under the German occupation will be out next week. In the meantime if you want to find more about the occupation take a look at my blog island-fortress.com 🗃️
Almost 600 people have read my latest blog post since Sunday. If you missed it you can find it here. 🗃️
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DARING EIGHT ESCAPE TO ENGLAND – 6 SEPTEMBER 1940. THE FIRST DETAILED NEWS OF CONDITIONS!
This is the story of eight men who made a daring escape, by small boat, to England on 6th September 1940. The escapees were Frederick Hockey, a signalman at St Peter Port harbour, his three sons Frede...
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November 30, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Almost 600 people have read my latest blog post since Sunday. If you missed it you can find it here. 🗃️
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This micro history of the start of the German occupation of Guernsey is fascinating
November 26, 2023 at 8:03 PM
This micro history of the start of the German occupation of Guernsey is fascinating
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“All of this German business was getting a bit too thick.”
Latest blog is out about a daring escape by eight people from Guernsey in September 1940. Also gives an insight into life under occupation in the point up until their escape. You might want to make a cuppa as quite a long read. 🗃️
DARING EIGHT ESCAPE TO ENGLAND – 6 SEPTEMBER 1940. THE FIRST DETAILED NEWS OF CONDITIONS!
This is the story of eight men who made a daring escape, by small boat, to England on 6th September 1940. The escapees were Frederick Hockey, a signalman at St Peter Port harbour, his three sons Frede...
island-fortress.com
November 26, 2023 at 7:50 PM
“All of this German business was getting a bit too thick.”
Latest blog is out about a daring escape by eight people from Guernsey in September 1940. Also gives an insight into life under occupation in the point up until their escape. You might want to make a cuppa as quite a long read. 🗃️
DARING EIGHT ESCAPE TO ENGLAND – 6 SEPTEMBER 1940. THE FIRST DETAILED NEWS OF CONDITIONS!
This is the story of eight men who made a daring escape, by small boat, to England on 6th September 1940. The escapees were Frederick Hockey, a signalman at St Peter Port harbour, his three sons Frede...
island-fortress.com
November 26, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Latest blog is out about a daring escape by eight people from Guernsey in September 1940. Also gives an insight into life under occupation in the point up until their escape. You might want to make a cuppa as quite a long read. 🗃️
Should be out on Sunday!
I have stopped adding to the latest blog post as I keep tinkering with it and it is getting rather long, 30 pages if you PDF it! Suspect it might shrink a bit when @katieci.bsky.social
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
November 21, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Should be out on Sunday!
I have stopped adding to the latest blog post as I keep tinkering with it and it is getting rather long, 30 pages if you PDF it! Suspect it might shrink a bit when @katieci.bsky.social
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
November 21, 2023 at 8:53 PM
I have stopped adding to the latest blog post as I keep tinkering with it and it is getting rather long, 30 pages if you PDF it! Suspect it might shrink a bit when @katieci.bsky.social
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
proofreads it at the weekend! Hopefully people want to read about a daring escape from Guernsey! 🗃️
Another interesting pod. Wonder how many people are wondering about that bit of furniture they inherited! 😉😆
🏴The Lowlander 02: FANCY TEA TRAYS.
Slipping into your Monday mornings from here-on in, it’s news and views from the front lines, jottings from home and updates for the 52nd Lowland Division.
✨Daily news: Nov 20 ~ 26, 1944.
✨Here's your preview...
Slipping into your Monday mornings from here-on in, it’s news and views from the front lines, jottings from home and updates for the 52nd Lowland Division.
✨Daily news: Nov 20 ~ 26, 1944.
✨Here's your preview...
November 21, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Another interesting pod. Wonder how many people are wondering about that bit of furniture they inherited! 😉😆
If you are reading Rowland White's excellent book 'Mosquito' there is reference to Op. Basalt. I have a write up with photos and video of the 80th Anniversary and reenactment on my blog which may be of interest. This was a commando raid on Sark. 🗃️
OPERATION BASALT – 80th ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEMORATION
On the 3rd October 2022 I was lucky enough to attend the unveiling of the new plaques on the monument and walk some of the route that they took as well as listen to various speeches at a lunch held af...
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November 19, 2023 at 4:04 PM
If you are reading Rowland White's excellent book 'Mosquito' there is reference to Op. Basalt. I have a write up with photos and video of the 80th Anniversary and reenactment on my blog which may be of interest. This was a commando raid on Sark. 🗃️
You can read more about the occupation of the Channel Islands on my blog. island-fortress.com 🗃️
One of the problems with evacuating the women & children first was it was difficult for some of the men that followed on later to locate their families. As shown by this article from July 1940. A Guernseyman sought the help of a newspaper to locate his wife and daughter. 🗃️
November 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM
You can read more about the occupation of the Channel Islands on my blog. island-fortress.com 🗃️
One of the problems with evacuating the women & children first was it was difficult for some of the men that followed on later to locate their families. As shown by this article from July 1940. A Guernseyman sought the help of a newspaper to locate his wife and daughter. 🗃️
November 3, 2023 at 12:59 PM
One of the problems with evacuating the women & children first was it was difficult for some of the men that followed on later to locate their families. As shown by this article from July 1940. A Guernseyman sought the help of a newspaper to locate his wife and daughter. 🗃️
@rauchway.bsky.social Please could you add me to What's History. Many thanks.
October 19, 2023 at 4:18 PM
@rauchway.bsky.social Please could you add me to What's History. Many thanks.