Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation

In June 1940, the British government decided to abandon the Channel Islands to the Nazis. The islanders were left to live with the enemy. They faced with an impossible choice, to collaborate, to resist, or walk the line between. Drawing on incredible first-person testimony, the horrors of the years of German rule are revealed. The legacy of the occupation remains a divisive issue to this day.

Nazi rule of the Channel Islands becomes increasingly repressive. People carrying out acts of resistance face severe consequences if caught, including execution. Food supplies come under pressure, as the Germans bring in thousands of slave workers to build massive fortifications. Using diaries, first-hand accounts and interviews, the horrors of those who lived through the occupation are revealed.