German military and administrators
Troops
Recreation
Mollet:
The behaviour and discpline of the troops was exemplary. They did not mix with the civil population. They had their own church services and cinemans; they were not allowed at dances; and, whenever they had occasion to meet the civilians in shops and restaurants, they were always civil and polite. They always walked in town in a smart manner, and they were properly dressed. All this was far from what the population had expected. It was very rare to see a drunken soldier, sailor, or marine.
Gallery
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A silhouetted German soldier
An air-raid shelter in the Parade
Germans on parade
A German sentry outside the commandeered Town Hall
Two German sailors
The German flag flies over the Town Hall
A mounted German officer
A sentry in the harbour area at La Folie
The final German commandant, Admiral Huffmeier, visits Sark
Gorey's harbourmaster with his German 'minder'
Commandant von Schmettow and senior officers
A 'Victory Day' parade by German troops in Jersey on 9 August 1940
German bands were frequently seen on the streets of St Helier
The goose step march was often seen on the streets
Captain Gussek at Government House
The harbour at St Helier was a prohibited area
An air raid shelter in the Lower Park
Transport was limited later in the Occupation and troops marched everywhere
German minesweepers in St Helier Harbour
German motor cycle and sidecar combinations were a common sight
A Jersey policeman outside the Town Hall with Germans
A propaganda picture of a German soldier at Corbiere
A German soldier inspects a cannon at Fort Regent
A German boat on patrol in island waters
The cemetery at St Brelade's Church was used by the Germans
German troops on the march
A motorcycle patrol on the shoreline
German military posts were manned throughout the Occupation
A naval detachment on parade
A giant telephoto lens in use
German soldiers overlooking the harbour
Ready to raise the German flag at Government House
A German tank abandoned opposite Millbrook Park
Tanks lined up after the Liberation at Millbrook
A visit by senior German officers in 1941
Capt Gussek takes the salute as troops march past in the Victory Parade
German troops on the march through St Helier
Pictures of German troops marching in the countryside (here at Petit Port) are very rare
The Germans ran a railway line across the entrance to the English Harbour on stilts
The funeral of a senior German officer
Guards at the entrance to Government House
