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Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances: Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. (Guernsey and Jersey)
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Liberation Day (Channel Islands)
Public holiday in Jersey
Liberation Day is the national day of both Guernsey and Jersey, the two largest of the Channel Islands, which takes place on 9 May each year. It commemorates the liberation of the Channel Islands on 9 May 1945, which marked the end of the islands' occupation by Nazi Germany…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
German occupation of the Channel Islands
Part of World War II
The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guernsey
Island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy
Guernsey is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited islands – Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Lihou and Sark – and many…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jersey
British Crown Dependency and country in Europe
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 9
Day of the year
May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)