WW2 "Bobbies" who Stole from the Germans (Occupied Guernsey, UK)

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

Fascinating story but it’s absolutely abhorrent and utterly disgusting that the Guernsey courts did not pardon these brave and selfless police officers nor did they expunge their so called “criminal” records.

[@kawaiiarchive357]

I guess that's typical UK and European law

[@ConstantBit9]

@@kawaiiarchive357 Not like the Americans are any worse than us.....

[@Andrew-li6ie]

500 marines trapped in a desert a year after surrendering , blm rioters are free while Jan 6 protesters are still locked away… yep smells like justice to me

[@frederikw4028]

@@ConstantBit9 Who knows if the Guensey Police would've been pardoned if they we're American.

[@bishop51807]

@@ConstantBit9 Wouldn't be so sure, remember president Ford pardon Tokyo Rose. Werner Von Brown and a few other Nazis were giving leniency to work against the Russians. Weird that you brought the USA in your mix up.

[@theprofessional155]

The occupation of Guernsey is shown in Sniper Elite 5. Even though most of the game takes place in France Rebellion added extra detail by making all the German propaganda posters and loudspeaker propaganda in English. The mission is very creepy with the constant propaganda speaker and thunderstorm . Guernsey also had huge bunkers and fortifications. The Germans were convinced the island would be invaded but it never was. Guernsey was liberated in May of 1945 when Germany collapsed.

[@CDN0128]

Oh my god, I'm currently playing through it and didn't even notice! Thank you for pointing this out. I thought it all took place in France.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

I actally played that. Takes me back to my holidays there.

[@kingjoe3rd]

GAMER! WE GOT A GAMER!!!!!

[@mjtx8897]

TheProfessional?

[@thomasmarren2354]

I played this mission too. I found it interesting that the Germans would deploy a King Tiger tank to Guernsey and welcome Imperial Japanese staff officers there too. Why would they?

[@paragonrobbie9270]

Whoever was responsible for the thumbnail knew exactly what they were doing and I'm proud of them.

[@CarlJohnson-wk3rv]

Its a local pub mate

[@lahavmorris9919]

Still funny to see it so blatantly spelled there

[@captainitalyinthemadnessof7211]

Funni

[@justforrow]

All of their criminal charges should be overturned immediately. Not doing so is almost equal to punishing those who suffered through the horrific events of the Holocaust.

[@cuntmann3979]

@@joebauers3746 THE holocaust, don’t act stuoid you know which one

[@JamesKovacs]

@@joebauers3746 Holocaust refers to the extermination of the Jewish people during pre and during world war 2.

[@critter30002001]

They were holocaust survivors. They were in the same Samos, suffering the same conditions only to be further punished by their own country

[@justforrow]

@@joebauers3746 The main one done by the Nazi's during WW2

[@ZaenderistRobert]

@@justforrow "the main one" 💀 yes because Holodomor, even though it saw the death of more Jewish people, is merely a footnote in history and should be forgotten about as it is not important at all. 🤡

[@Lajos_Kelemen]

First off, unbelivable that Nazis managed to occupy British soil. What’s more disgusting however is how these men had to die branded as criminals, which is unforgivable. The real criminality here is not clearing their names, for which I hope this decision will haunt the judges’ even in the afterlife.

[@commandingjudgedredd1841]

Even if they get that pardon, it's certainly far too late for them to enjoy hearing that news. Though, it would bring at least joy and closure to their next generations. Churchill urged resistance against the occupier, and these guys did exactly that, but got labeled as criminals instead. So frustrating!!

[@METALRON]

Sounds like the judges enjoyed being Nazis.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

that's how nations tend to treat a lot of their heroes

[@pingu255]

Did you know that on Alderney, a smaller island near guernsey, the Germans built four labour camps, one of which was later taken over by the SS, becoming the only concentration camp on British soil

[@sebalakner8194]

Why is it so unbelievable? Like the only reason why britain survived the war was because of it is on the island

[@chemgota]

Truly an emotional story, they deserved so much more. I hope that one day that they would get some sort of posthumous pardon to finally put them to rest.

[@mistergrosbig4085]

@@josephrblake I see that your grasp of Cyrillic is poor.

[@joandarc441]

@@mistergrosbig4085 It's a lot of spam bots

[@TeRenner123]

yeah they cant anymore since 2008 because the Gurnsey cords dont want to admit that they were influenced by the Nazis except that a museum in Gurnsey disply the proof that it happend and tell of this injustice

[@DarthVader999-0]

@@josephrblake Cringe

[@vikstar123.4]

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[@dinobuddy]

In the US, most police forces adopt the motto, "to protect and serve." That is exactly what these police did. What an absolute disgrace it is that their convictions were upheld.

[@commoguru]

Not anymore, they took that off the cars years ago. The SC also ruled that police have no obligation to protect you.

[@SEAZNDragon]

"The courts were not influenced" sure Janet. They were literally encouraged to resist.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

@@commoguru yeah but we know there still quite a few that are there to protect

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@APersonOnKZbinX Still scary that it's come to this, especially when the government is pushing so hard to force us to rely on them for protection. These Robinhood cops still exist today, but they do not number nearly enough.

[@vikstar123.4]

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[@projectember728]

Those judges must’ve had hearts colder than Neptune for them to do this

[@LegendStormcrow]

Their hearts were dark, cold, and evil. They did it to protect their reputations as not having been cowed. No one would have blamed them, but they did this anyways. Topple their headstones and throw their caskets to the sea!

[@projectember728]

@@LegendStormcrow give them closed caskets?

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@projectember728 I assume they are already dead. I say they don't deserve a grave

[@zacklp3844]

@@LegendStormcrow They dont deserve a funeral at all

[@travisreed1730]

They should have been DRAWN and QUARTERED.

[@NorseNorman]

I am from Guernsey's sister island of Jersey. We still have hundreds of German concrete bunkers all over the island, even the playground near my house is actually incorporated as a part of a German bunker. It's almost inescapable part of our history and a constant reminder of our past. Starvation was the worst part however both for the locals, POWs and eventually the occupiers. After D-day the Channel Islands were cut off from the world and the agriculture of the islands could not sustain the native population and the occupiers. My grandfather's family had to hide pigs in the bed when the Germans came around and claimed it was their ill grandmother sleeping. My grandfather also said that when we was 5 years old working in the fields, the German on sentry would say "I go to toilet, I not looking" so that my granddad could stuff crops down his trousers. But those where only the nice stories he wished to share, seeing slaves being beaten or the darker details of starvation he seldom talked about.

[@Hasthegravy]

Sadly most of the bunkers in guernsey are now overgrown or being sold

[@unfilteredfitnessat50]

@@Hasthegravy Not quite. Festung are doing their best to restore what they can. There's plenty of them already done. Been to see them recently?

[@frogert158]

greetings fellow islander

[@Hasthegravy]

@@frogert158 greetings

[@Romcomm_]

hi other channel islander :)

[@enveenva5584]

I mentioned it as a reply to another comment but I’ll mention it independently here, im from guernsey and what has to be understood is that resistance activity is very rarely spoken about or acknowledged, especially by the older generation. In fact up till the 90s resistors we’re seen as criminals and troublemakers. Prior to the occupation the British government basically gave orders to the islands governments stating that they should collaborate with the Germans to protect the people, even though to what extent they protected anyone but themselves and there positions is heavily debatable. The governments were effectively collaborationist, handing over the islands Jews without any hesitation. But after the war the very same people were in charge, they were actually in some cases awarded by the British government for “loyal service”. And this allowed them to forge this narrative, either that there was no resistance or that what little resistance there was was performed by criminal elements. In fact these lies persist because to my knowledge some of the families of that collaborationist government are still very powerful. In 2014 a massive resistance file was found buried in a wardrobe for 70 years, and after that and its publisization the government did the absolute bare minimum in terms of remembrance, putting up a few plaques etc. but nothing meaningful like criminal record expunges. The British government were very happy to allow these falsified and collaborationist narratives because it drew less attention, it seems the islands were a significant embarrassment to the British. In fact, it’s the same reason why the fact that on the neighboring island on Alderney there were 2 concentration camps and 2 death camps where thousands upon thousands suffered goes totally unacknowledged by Britain or the Alderney government, whom have been extremely hostile into any holocaust research on the island. The gist of what I’m saying is the occupation was a lot darker here than many people want to admit. The powers that be are happy to have a “model occupation” narrative and most non history buff people won’t question it so I appreciate this video being made and bringing attention to the resistors. If people would like to learn more about resistance in these islands I’d recommend looking up the “Frank Falla archive” online, a collection of experiences, diaries etc. of resistors in the Channel Islands.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Kinda sucks for the common people when the collaborationists remain in power!

[@NorseNorman]

I'm from Jersey and it is the exact same here. Resistance members like Norman Le Brocq has a single engraving in a random alleyway to commemorate his efforts, whilst our collaborating Bailiff Alexander Coutanche was given a knighthood. The fact that it was the same story in Guernsey is really disheartening.

[@enveenva5584]

@@NorseNorman same thing with the bailiff here. And yeah, Norman Le Brocq was an absolute hero. As were all of them. I try and tell as many people who’ll listen about our resistors.

[@lorddevonshire6382]

Guernseymen did NOT hand over Jews to the Germans. Where is your evidence?

[@W1NT3RS69]

Brave men that should be remembered for their courage

[@nandinhocunha440]

Haha lol

[@DarthVader999-0]

@@josephrblake Cringe

[@sixty6minutes986]

I come from and live in Guernsey and its great that you have brought the islands history into the eyes of millions of people. Its not often people talk or even know about us when the topic of WW2 comes round so thank you for shedding just a little bit of light on our history. Cheers guys👍 🇬🇬

[@vikstar123.4]

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[@Predwyn_the_Swole]

Guernsey is a self-governing British Crown dependency, and not technically in the UK.

[@Briselance]

Technically not in the UK? But still a British territory. So it's as good as UK territory.

[@Predwyn_the_Swole]

@@Briselance yeah, same as the Isle of Man.

[@dappert4730]

@@Briselance Yes and no? Like yeah it is British territory but saying its 'just' that is kinda generalist. Its more than just a technicality, its a Political and Legal reality, even if in most cases it does not make huge difference

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

@@Predwyn_the_Swole & Iceland

[@Predwyn_the_Swole]

@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 unfortunately not. Unless you're talking about the frozen food supermarket in which case, you're pretty much right.

[@TheCobracan]

Blessings to the families, Eternal Glory tho those police men.

[@travisreed1730]

True British heroes of the HIGHEST ORDER.

[@DarthVader999-0]

@@josephrblake Cringe

[@themandalorian2018]

Amen

[@madhurawat155]

@@travisreed1730 True heroes of humanity itself.

[@butters1273]

The Bobbies are just awesome, especially those helmets!

[@hafizihilmibinabdulhalim1004]

Ironically, their helmets were inspired by German helmet known as Picklehaube

[@redmondpeters6221]

I am RAGING over this😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬 this utter TRAVESTY! Someone needs to expunge these officers records NOW! Those men are heroes. Doing the right thing in defiance of a dictator should NEVER be punished.

[@florians9949]

People commiting act of terrorism: they are true heroes that must be honored and remenbered. Policemen stealing food to feed starving population: they are dangerous criminals that must be procecuted. I love logic. Ps: when I say terrorist, I’m reffering to the various resistence group because in many causes they still performed act of terrorism.

[@da_riceboy161]

We live in a society.

[@nursestoyland]

@ProstyProtos71 terrorist groups he means

[@Michaelengelmann]

I mean, Bin Laden isn’t a hero

[@Lajos_Kelemen]

@ProstyProtos71 Well, French Resistance wasn’t completely clean during the war, why it differed by “cells” some of them were rather extreme. I read stories of not only executing nazis, but anyone who dared “colaborating” with them. (I put it in quotes because even people who would just say hello honestly to them would’ve been on their list)

[@nursestoyland]

@ProstyProtos71 any kind

[@armandoventura9043]

Those men did comply with the police slogan: Serve and protect All respects

[@poonaford9788]

Serve and protect 😡😡😡 protect and serve 🫡🫡🫡

[@richardsawyer5428]

Exactly; "Peelian", ie the principles of Sir Robert Peel.

[@Badbhoys]

Protect and serve

[@MIB383]

As someone who is from the channel islands, we do still have the history of occupation to this day from the war tunnels built by slaves From the german sea wall to the bunkers we still find the odd seamine and bomb on the beach when the weather washs it in after a storm. if anyone is a history buff they do have bunkers that have been done up as they were before and stories from people like my grandfather and others passed on

[@KirkHermary]

I almost had a stroke. Punctuation helps.

[@RichyRichGoldChannel]

I will have to visit there someday

[@vikstar123.4]

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[@danieljohnson692]

It actually makes my blood boil how they were treated. They were members of the resistance as far as anyone should be concerned. I am in complet shock and ashamed of my country that any British court would not immediately discharge these men and honour them as war heroes.

[@Demicleas]

Why you surprised? They did the same to the guy that broke the German inigma code for being gay. Besides It was the British that invented the concentration camps after all.

[@yourarseismine1016]

No nation has time for heroes, the only heroes allowed in Britain are one’s from the royal family.

[@gg-ps1vz]

@@Demicleas you know Turing's role in the enigma was top secret until the 70s right? they wouldn't have made it obvious by pardoning him for no reason as homosexuality was literally illegal in a lot of countries at this time. And even as terrible as they most definitely were, its a reach to compare German concentration camps to those in the second Boer war. The main difference being the Brits were trying to defeat an army of guerrilla fighters and actually had started out as refugee camps until they became overpopulated, while the Germans were hellbent on systemically eradicating anyone that wasn't like them---as fast as possible (Final Solution).

[@eltonronjovi2238]

Disgraceful. Whoever the judges, legislators, or MP's are that are responsible for not clearing their names, need to be fired/dismissed/sacked. Thank you for this story. All I know I wouldn't give a damn what's on paper, these officers are heroes. Period. I just hope the islanders looked out for them and their families as they did for them during wartime

[@Daniel4646]

A sad tale of an injustice committed against heroes rising courageously against an injustice.

[@panzer2402]

I’m so glad you guys made a video on guernsey, I live on guernsey and I was born there, I play airsoft in the German bunkers with 30-40 other people. Not many people know about Guernsey but I’m glad Simple History made a video on it so more people know about Guernsey 🇬🇬

[@panzer2402]

We have tons of German Bunkers and defenses, we have a long anti tank concrete wall that was used as a beach defense to prevent tanks from getting off the beach onto mainland

[@kbrock9146]

In 2018 they made it so that the convictions can NEVER be overturned? That is the most abhorrent, wicked, ameoba-brained cowardice I have ever heard. That makes me physically sick.

[@CarlJohnson-wk3rv]

It was a legal complication to do with Guernsey's law system, not that they actually wanted to refuse it.

[@chaz2187]

This story is film worthy! I can imagine an inspiring film about these police officers and a message of humanity. It’s also a good role model for police officers today

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

I've been to Guernsey on holiday a couple of times. Quite a fascinating place.

[@johntaylor4361]

Wow this is utterly disgusting that they are still remembered as criminals by some these brave men deserve better. Wish there was something we could do now.

[@outpostraven]

Another great example of government's unwillingness to admit it's mistake.

[@Troonielicious]

Heroes who should be immortalized by their greatness to their people.

[@GingerGuy43]

I love seeing how much the quality of video increases over each year is just amzing

[@lucianoosorio5942]

“I was saving the planet from an Axis of Darkness, while you were back home opening national parks! Yes!” Winston Churchill

[@hugosiu656]

Doing an ERB reference is TIGHT!

[@JostVanWair]

What?

[@lucianoosorio5942]

@@JostVanWair you don’t get this?

[@JostVanWair]

@@lucianoosorio5942 Er no, sorry.

[@lucianoosorio5942]

@@JostVanWair it’s from a rap battle between Churchill and teddy Roosevelt erb. You might like it you’re a fan of rap

[@Yeppo_]

the fact that the court has never done anything about this is disgusting truly disgusting

[@thisrandomperson1472]

Winston Churchill said they would carry on the struggle even if their starved and oppressed and that's what these British Police Officers did

[@HungryLoki]

Ironic that, by doing so, they got punished by the very same man who encouraged their struggle.

[@thisrandomperson1472]

@@HungryLoki Welcome to politics

[@Thomas-rl9xd]

Please do a video on the battle of Delville wood. As a South African it would be truly amazing to see our troops remembered on this channel. Thank you....

[@EmojiDE]

That will be great

[@josephrblake]

і hатe иіggeѓѕ because i make beter viideos 😬😬😬

[@DanSanChannel]

That should be written “I have mental issues. Please give me attention…”

[@Lajos_Kelemen]

@@DanSanChannel It’s a spam bot, again There’s a whole bunch of them lately I noticed

[@regiondeltas]

I visited Delville Wood - an absolutely heartbreaking, but incredible place to visit. I don't think the reality of WWI can ever be appreciated or understood

[@benjaminchristman2712]

Wow a police force I can respect. An absolute shame that they were done dirty like that

[@madhurawat155]

That kind of happens to all the honest police officers I guess.

[@Andrewdoesstuff34]

Simple history I love ur content keep it up

[@lelouchvibritannia7809]

No good deed goes unpunished

[@AK-sb7cr]

This is awesome because I just started reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society yesterday. The epistolary format makes the book feel like a prism with different facets of specific experiences over a ubiquitous situation. It was such a pleasant surprise to have this video show up the moment I opened KZbin

[@respecthanz9685]

Is nobody gonna talk about the sign letter in the thumbnail

[@curraheewolf]

Another great video! Never knew about this story either. Keep cranking them out Simple History!

[@ItsKingFlorian]

I respect the thumbnail 🫡

[@trespire]

The families of these so called convicted police men shuold hold up their criminal record as a badge of honor. Thses man most certainlt served their community, risking life and limb.

[@alexhamilton9913]

Are we just going to over look the pubs name in the thumbnail

[@metalinyourhead3604]

Of all the stories I’ve heard on Simple History, this one is by far the most heartbreaking. Those men don’t deserve their criminal records. If Alan Turing can receive a pardon, so can these men.

[@adamwilliams434]

Not every hero in the war used a weapon. Some just helped those in need.

[@jeffw1246]

How hard would it have been to do the right thing? Not only clear their record, restore full pensions not to mention a medal for Valor.

[@hossainabedy6869]

Imagine being in a position choose to worldly benefits just by going with the flow but decided to act morally. Those policemen basically lost everything. Anyone who values honour and pride will feel their agony, being levelled as criminal instead of recognition. A true hero will do what the world needed him to do. It doesn’t matter or never been decided how he/she will be treated. Such is the irony of this world. Thanks to these men for existing. From that,Perhaps, we can inspire ourself or at least try to stand up and do our basic duties

[@estebanjimenez1405]

I would pay anything for this channel to also have a Spanish version. :( It's so amazing, greetings from Colombia.

[@averagejoe8358]

Bro, did anyone notice the pub name on the thumbnail 😑

[@idontwantonamethischannel]

yeah it was intresting

[@averagejoe8358]

@@idontwantonamethischannel Pretty sus.

[@fireonthelake8162]

Thanks for making a video about my home town.

[@arcticdraco6560]

I can't even imagine the betrayal they felt. They risked their lives, some even lost their lives, to protect and save innocent civilian lives who were barely able to survive treatment from the worst nation ever conceived and then had to endure concentration camps that had caused horrific suffering to them, and still were branded as criminals because of a court system which was clearly influenced. Even after the defeat of the Nazis, they were still called criminals. God bless their souls.

[@yja496]

The Queen should give all those officers a knighthood. Even though posthumous.

[@aster1sk989]

Simple history should make a video about Chiune Sugihara a Japanese diplomat who helped several jewish people get entry visas to go through the Soviet Union and to Japan

[@minishaw280]

The absolute bs that they can’t have theses charges overturned is insane

[@РомаГолубев-ы4щ]

No law can be above humanity, otherwise there is no point in it

[@Briselance]

That is where we see the difference that can materialize between the Letter of the Law, and the Spirit of the Law.

[@Autiematt]

Shame that there wasn’t any cameras in the court to use against the judges

[@Stygian_Silhouette]

The thumbnail 💀

[@fjallaxd7355]

As a Guern it's nice to a video about my island, most people don't even know we exist. Good video.

[@book_roblox]

Bro the thumbnail done said cbt💀☠

[@justcuriousjumperbot_6724]

*Denmark* : You survived a whole day before surrendering?

[@averagejoe8358]

Guernsey was weird. Despite the allied landings in 1944, Guernsey wouldn't be liberated until 1945.

[@michaelk4896]

The Battle of Berlin (~May 2, 1945) concluded before Amsterdam was liberated (May 5, 1945). Some places were simply strategically less important, and liberation would take place regardless once the Germans would've surrendered.

[@Radcirxles]

the animation on this channel keeps getting better day by day. astounding

[@HelghastMerc]

I do not give a damn, if they have criminal records (although they SHOULD have been cleared of them), they are damn fine heroes, in my book.

[@nonvalidOT]

Imagine a court thinking itself above corruption. Colour me surprised.

[@shreksburgers]

"justice will come soon enough." "tell that to the dead."

[@eldridgedavis]

Super informative video. It's a shame that they're charges have not been dropped.

[@ld7599]

given the treatment of these men, and many others like them across Europe during this time, makes one wonder if it would have been better to just collaborate with the occupiers like so many did during the war who never faced any real justice.

[@harryremfrey1225]

On an Easter low tide we still find the rusted remains of German anti tank mines, the island is littered with bunkers/fortifications. The local history here about the occupation is extremely interesting and anyone with a keen interest in the Second World War should take a trip to Guernsey/Jersey.

[@garethdowney982]

I had the good fortune to have been an exchange student the summer of 1983 and was staying on Jersey. Also did a day trip to Guernsey and the leftover German fortifications and facilities peaked my interest in anything involving the Channel Islands during the war.

[@JackRabbit002]

I remember going to the Channel Islands and seeing all the underground defenses and hospital the Germans had built using Slave Labour from poor buggers caught on the Eastern Front Place gave me chills

[@pingu255]

On Alderney it was worse, there were four labour camps one of which was taken over by the SS and became the only concentration camp on British soil

[@critter30002001]

True story, but sadly it shows the corruption of later courts

[@mr_incognito9305]

It's not corruption, the problem is Guernsey and Jersey uphold that their court ruling during the period were not influenced by the nazis. This is certainly false but the channel island governments have always been uncomfortable to admit that they cooperated with the Germans and lived in relative peace while the rest of Britain was being bombed into ashes.

[@michaelhowell2326]

A stone weighs 14 pounds for those who didn't know.

[@alexmcadam1126]

It brings a tear to my eye that they all died with criminal records, they are hero’s. They efforts will never be forgotten. Lest We Forget!

[@flashstudiosguy]

It's like Arthur Bostrom as Officer Crabtree in 'Allo 'Allo said, disguised as a Policeman, I can move about undetected. I guess another mistake the Germans made was keeping the British Bobby alive...

[@janiceduke1205]

"Good Moaning"!!! 🤣

[@samcarre7561]

any other guerns watching this? quite interesting and accurate!

[@kithoongadrianhanjwss]

The animations keep getting better and better keep up the good work :)

[@Thomas-fk3xl]

You thought I wouldn't notice the name of the pub in the thumbnail did you?

[@mobiletaskforceninetailedf6618]

Nice Fishing Video! That’s a good Black Sea Bass you caught!

[@gl15col]

A Brisitish tv show was made about this, "Enemy at the gate". I've seen some of it, and found it really interesting.

[@turtlecheese8]

Simple History knew what they were doing with that thumbnail.

[@ives3572]

Huge respect for those brave heroic police officers, their criminal records are ridiculous for even just existing in the first place

[@pointly]

Defiant in the face of evil. I'd expect nothing more from a British police officer. Bravo gentlemen. History will absolve you all.

[@TheZINGularity]

Only if it is made known it seems... "I am shocked and appalled" - Field Marshal Bartholomew J. Simpson. - December 29, 1996

[@supersammich344]

Gawd dammit Bobbah! I've told you a thousand times not to risk your life for the Queen! That boy just ain't right.

[@someguywithbagels5907]

The store sign in the thumbnail 🤫

[@mitchverr9330]

Its a real pub.

[@nickmiesch4845]

Well done! Another great story of brave people who defy the wicked!

[@admiralkaede]

The judges who refused to pardon should've been fired

[@estott3647]

Basically the UK gov’t saying, “we abandoned you to the enemy, and think the Nazis had the tight idea with how to deal with you.”

[@ej191]

German that's interested in History here, i never knew that the germans actually occupied english soil

[@tesstickle7267]

Yes that was the closest Germany ever got,but it was a mistake because they got themselves surrounded and trapped on the islands,they would have seen hundreds of royal navy ships sailing past ,thousands of allied ships in preparation for retaking Europe,the Germans had no escape from the islands. I've been to Guernsey and the old bank looks exactly the same today as it did when the Germans are marching up the street (you can find old photos online)

[@Demonslayer20111]

They also managed to occupy land in north america

[@gingerLad]

Just because locals speak English, doesn't mean its England

[@NorseNorman]

I know it might sound pedantic but; the Channel Islands are not English nor a part of England.

[@ej191]

What are they?

[@RyomaHoshi22]

A great birthday gift a simple history video

[@patrickcoleman7997]

This story is just shocking and says a lot about these in power, who talk and talk and talk about the heroes who fought in the war , but did nothing to help those real heroes, says a lot about politicians

[@PriaxaXD]

Great story! Thank you

[@cageybee7221]

This goes to show, that "Law" is just the Dictates of whatever Government is in Charge, no matter how heinous. and is not a concept which should be respected.

[@dogeity5231]

I see what you did there in the thumbnail Simple History, truly cunning 😏😏.

[@grievetan]

He's quite ballsy

[@gamingmoth4542]

I know that I like to sometimes pick fun at Bobbies, but even I admit that most of them are still good people who wanna do the right thing. I think that the actions of these men show that.

[@themaximumgamer7834]

Glad to see the ww2 history of my home (Jersey) being noticed and unforgotten

[@generalhanz9421]

Did nobody see the sign on the building

[@RykSch]

I did 💀💀💀💀

[@scubadive]

I’m from Guernsey and had never heard this story 👍🏻

[@smithrex6202]

This amazing and emotional story during WW2 and hope to do a video that relates to the lives like the time when Japan deal with food shortages after WWII. So for what they did and must be done right for these men to commit these acts against the Nazis. The invention of the Ramon Noodle, do hope there will be a video of it. Thank you, Simple History.

[@kieftatraveler3314]

i live in guernsey and we have the watch towers and bunkers all over the island..the stoties we here of things that happened during the occupation astounds me at how brave our little island was and how much more there is for others to hear about...

[@cheezkid2689]

Absolutely horrible that the UK still refuses to pardon them to this day. They were heroes.

[@pingu255]

Don't think the UK can. The UK doesn't have legal jurisdiction over Guernsey as Guernsey is a possession of the monarchy, not part of the UK. They have their own legal system and laws

[@howardbowen-RC-Pilot]

Thats a historic injustice that needs fixing.