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Guernsey and its role as a piece of the German Atlantic Wall in the Second World War will be featured in a new documentary series being screened over the coming months called 'Secret Nazi Bases'.
Local volunteer organisation Festung Guernsey worked with the documentary producers alongside VisitGuernsey, the Guernsey Armouries and the Guernsey Military History Company when they were on the island in November 2018 and May 2019.
The crew had access to a range of the bunkers and defences that are in the island, some of which are privately owned.
Filming locations reportedly included some of Guernsey’s most iconic bunkers, such as MP4 and MP3 Observations Towers at Pleinmont, as well as the largest bunker complex in the Channel Islands, the Germany Military Underground Hospital in St Andrews. Fully restored bunkers such as the German Navel HQ in St Peter Port, Batterie Scharnhorst, Batterie Mirus and Batterie Dolmen among others were also featured.
The bunkers scattered across Guernsey are a reminder of when the island was occupied during the Second World War.
Daniel Oron, Executive Producer with Go Button Media, said “When we were researching subjects for our series about unique German WW2 Bases, Guernsey came up quite quickly online. The imagery was so striking and the stories of the occupation and fortification so compelling we knew we had to include it in our first season of Secret Nazi Bases.
“When we arrived in November 2018, the island exceeded our expectations! We couldn’thave asked for more from the locations and stories. We now know there is so much more than we could cover in a single dedicated episode of the series. The Islands heritage is so richand that’s just considering the WW2 Occupation. We can’t wait to come back and film more in the future.”
The Guernsey episode premiere’s on 8 November on Yesterday - UKTV at 20:00.
Pictured top: the entrance to the German Underground Hospital.
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