German proclamations and orders

German proclamations and orders

From the day they arrived in July 1940, until the day they were kicked out in May 1945, the German occupiers of Jersey issued a barrage of orders impacting on islanders' lives and threatening them with the death penalty for every conceivable offence. This is a representative selection of proclamations published in the Evening Post and Chroniques de Jersey during that time.

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1940

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  Day One: 2 July 1940 ...
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  ... and a week later
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  Bonfires
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  Bonfires
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  British Armed Forces
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  Dancing
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  Grouville Common mines
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  Guernsey reconnaisance
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  Carrier pigeons
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  Demonstrations in cinemas
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  Jews]]
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  Landmines
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  Road traffic rules
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  Confiscation of wirelesses
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  Wirelesses
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  Col Schumacher takes charge

1941

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  St Helier curfew
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  St Helier radios confiscation
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  Registration of Czechs and Slovaks
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  Shop opening hours
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  Execution of Francois Scornet
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  Sunday harvesting
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  Troop accommodation
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  Tobacco permits for German forces
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  Prisoners of war
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  Fishing at La Rocque
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  Cinema audiences warned
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  ... and again
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  V signs
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  French announcement concerning V signs
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  Commandant's office move
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  Car purchases
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  ... and again
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  Cars requisitioned
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  Warning about harbouring aircraft crews
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  Bailiff's warning about vandalising signposts
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  Boats to be moved
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  Crashed aircraft
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  Post to Croatia
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  Curfew
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  Curfew
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  Where is Denis Vibert
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  Departure for France prohibited
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  Firearms
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  Employment
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  Dogs and minefields
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  Military Zone
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  Requisition of mattresses
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  Legal tender
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  Pigeons
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  Minefields
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  Minefields
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  Opening Hours
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  Itinerant traders
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  Jewish businesses advertised for sale]]
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  Gas
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  Food sales to troops
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  Fishing regulatons
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  Clarification was sought on controls on itinerant traders

1942

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  Vet fined for use of car
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  Telephone lines
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  Sabotage
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  Services required by Military
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  Jews
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  Glasshouses
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  Irish registrations
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  Photographic equipment
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  Leaflet distribution
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  Mail carrying
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  Escape attempt
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  Escapers
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  Deportation
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  Deportation
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  Death penalty retaliation for sabotage
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  Curfew
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  Aircraft parts
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  American property
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  Band concert
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  Boats

1943

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  Moving boats
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  ... and again
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  Black market
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  Blackout
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  Gas at Christmas
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  Water at Christmas
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  Gorey boats
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  Forum cinema
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  Fishing permit renewal
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  Exchange rate
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  Where is Hedwig Bercu?
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  Horse-drawn vehicles

1944

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  Horses
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  English Harbour boats
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  Gun practice
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  Escape attempts
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  Electricity
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  Films
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  Gas supply
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  ... and again
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  Gas taps
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  Rationed food
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  Potatoes
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  Red Cross
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  Russian escaper
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  Power poles
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  Platzkommandant
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  Stop roads
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  Signboard damage
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  Sketching
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  Tree felling
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  Soap
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  Wanted persons
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  Corn gleaning
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  Curfew passes
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  Cycling abreast
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  Blackout
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  Beaches
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  ... and again
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  Bread and meat rations
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  Supplies
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  D-Day proclamation

1945

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  Axes
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  Dogs' numbers restricted
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  Water restrictions
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  Wood
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  US prisoners of war escapers
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  Wood cutting
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  Soap and alcohol
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  Summer time
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  Tyres
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  Thefts
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  Tinned food to be shared
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  Potatoes
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  Field renting
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  Food sales
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  Food sales to troops
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  Generators
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  Pasture cutting
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  Milk
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  Minefields

• File:==Unknown years==
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  USSR nationals
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  Anti-aircraft fire
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  Camping
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  Dogs and minefields
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  Foreign workers
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  Working hours
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  USA subjects