Finally Get A Remembrance Memorial For Entire Occupation Population of Channel Islands WW2
Finally Get A Remembrance Memorial For Entire Occupation Population of Channel Islands WW2
The Issue
Campaign for a National Memorial Honouring ALL Victims of the WWII Occupation of the Channel Islands
Channel Islands WW2 Occupation People — " Let Us Speak for Them Now."
More than 23,000 Islanders were forced to register for evacuation. Of the 66,000 residents who remained under Nazi rule during the German occupation of the Channel Islands, countless lives were permanently scarred — many were lost.
The Channel Islands — Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney — were the only parts of the British Isles occupied by Nazi Germany. During this dark chapter of WWII, not only were our fellow British citizens subjected to five years of oppression, hardship, and fear, but thousands of foreign forced laborers — including Eastern Europeans, North Africans, and others — were imported and enslaved under inhumane conditions, with many perishing in anonymity.
Yet, to this day, there is no single official, permanent memorial commissioned by the governments of the Channel Islands or the United Kingdom that commemorates all the victims of the occupation — local citizens and foreign forced laborers alike.
This must change.
We demand the creation of a unified, dignified, and lasting memorial — one that honours:
The occupied Islanders and their extraordinary endurance,
The evacuees torn from their homes,
The deported civilians sent to German camps,
The brave resisters and those who perished in silence,
The tens of thousands of enslaved laborers, many of whom died building fortifications under brutal Nazi command,
And all those who bore witness to five years of suffering under tyranny.
Why This Matters
This is not just Channel Islands history. This is British history.
By supporting this campaign, you are helping to ensure that the pain, courage, and loss endured in the Channel Islands during WWII are never forgotten. You are helping give voice to those who were silenced — and justice to those history has too often overlooked.
We Call on the Governments of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and the United Kingdom
To finally acknowledge this history with a national memorial that will stand as a symbol of remembrance, unity, and truth — for present and future generations.
6,075
The Issue
Campaign for a National Memorial Honouring ALL Victims of the WWII Occupation of the Channel Islands
Channel Islands WW2 Occupation People — " Let Us Speak for Them Now."
More than 23,000 Islanders were forced to register for evacuation. Of the 66,000 residents who remained under Nazi rule during the German occupation of the Channel Islands, countless lives were permanently scarred — many were lost.
The Channel Islands — Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Alderney — were the only parts of the British Isles occupied by Nazi Germany. During this dark chapter of WWII, not only were our fellow British citizens subjected to five years of oppression, hardship, and fear, but thousands of foreign forced laborers — including Eastern Europeans, North Africans, and others — were imported and enslaved under inhumane conditions, with many perishing in anonymity.
Yet, to this day, there is no single official, permanent memorial commissioned by the governments of the Channel Islands or the United Kingdom that commemorates all the victims of the occupation — local citizens and foreign forced laborers alike.
This must change.
We demand the creation of a unified, dignified, and lasting memorial — one that honours:
The occupied Islanders and their extraordinary endurance,
The evacuees torn from their homes,
The deported civilians sent to German camps,
The brave resisters and those who perished in silence,
The tens of thousands of enslaved laborers, many of whom died building fortifications under brutal Nazi command,
And all those who bore witness to five years of suffering under tyranny.
Why This Matters
This is not just Channel Islands history. This is British history.
By supporting this campaign, you are helping to ensure that the pain, courage, and loss endured in the Channel Islands during WWII are never forgotten. You are helping give voice to those who were silenced — and justice to those history has too often overlooked.
We Call on the Governments of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and the United Kingdom
To finally acknowledge this history with a national memorial that will stand as a symbol of remembrance, unity, and truth — for present and future generations.
6,075
The Decision Makers
Petition created on 30 June 2018