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Antonio Sanchez has joined the Review Panel which’ll be leading the inquiry into how many people were murdered in Alderney during World War II.
Mr Sanchez is a Spanish historian and is the author of several books focused on German-Iberian relations during the Cold War.
His placement on the panel was announced by Lord Eric Pickles, the UK’s Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Lord Pickles is leading the inquiry and announced in July that a review into the Alderney camps was to take place.
“I am delighted to announce that the distinguished Spanish Historian Dr Antonio Sánchez has accepted an invitation to join the Review Panel on the numbers murdered by the Nazi’s on Alderney during WW2,” said Lord Pickles on Twitter.
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— Lord (Eric) Pickles (@EricPickles) September 28, 2023
I am delighted to announce that the distinguished Spanish Historian Dr Antonio Sánchez has accepted an invitation to join the Review Panel on the numbers murdered by the Nazi’s on Alderney during WW2
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The UK Government has commissioned an expert review into Nazi camps in Alderney during World War II in a move the island hopes will at last "bring clarity" to the atrocities that occurred on its soil.
in 1940, Alderney was invaded and occupied by German troops. In 1945, it was the last place in Western Europe to be liberated, one week after Guernsey and Jersey.
During that time, the Nazis established four camps in the island; two concentration camps, Lager Norderney and Lager Sylt, and two labour camps, Lager Borjum and Lager Helgoland.
The number of people who died in Alderney has never been clear, with estimates ranging from hundreds to thousands, and it has led to decades of speculation, conspiracy and debate. It’s hoped the future review will put a lot of this to bed.
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