ALDERNEY

ALDERNEY.

Historical maps.
Wartime Occupation Map, 1943.
Fourth stamp in a set of 5, issued on 07.07.1989.
Face value: 32 Guernsey penny.
Design: John E. Cooter.
Engraving by Joh. Enschedé.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 48.3 x 32.3 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 40.
- Michel No. 40.
- Scott No. 40.
- StampWorld No. 40.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 40.
- Unificato No. 40.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 40.

The German occupation of the Channel Islands lasted for most of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. Alderney was the only Channel Island to be evacuated during as the island became part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall. The Nazis built four labour camps on Alderney. The Nazi Organisation Todt operated each subcamp and used forced labour to build fortifications in the island including bunkers, gun emplacements, air raid shelters, tunnels and concrete fortifications. The camps commenced operating in January 1942. The five-year German occupation came to an end on 16 May 1945 and the first day the islanders were able to return to their island on December 15 is known as Homecoming Day, an event still celebrated in Alderney with an annual Bank Holiday.