During WWII, these tunnels were created using Eastern European slave labour to be used as a refuelling station for German U-boats, though they were never completed. Today, they are filled to the brim with wartime memorabilia: medals, weaponry, Nazi occupation stamps… However, more interesting are the handicrafts made from scrap material by ingenious Guernsey inmates interned at the Biberach concentration camp, plus objects that helped a starving island survive the war: tinned Canadian cheese (yum!), Hints on War Time Cooking…
La Vallette Underground Military Museum
Guernsey
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Founded by a local who experienced Nazi occupation as a child, this fascinating museum walks you through Guernsey's wartime experience. Among ample…
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