DECEMBER 1941 - CHRISTMAS COMPARISONS, MILITARY ACTIVITY HOTS UP, A HUGE GUN, UNWELCOME GUESTS, FOOD AND MORE

It is the December 1941 episode and we look at what Christmas was like for different families and across the Channel Islands. We talk about food and some of the crazy prices being paid for livestock, difficulties in obtaining some some essentials. Military activity hots up and the barrels are delivered for the huge Mirus Battery. This unfortunately causes a tragic death of a 6-year-old girl who was crushed.Pearl Harbour happens, and the Germans take measures against the Americans resident in the Channel Islands.  We also touch on the German Officer who as a boy scout had been awarded a medal by the King of England.To see some of the photographs we talked about and other supporting information for this episode of the podcast go here. Send us Fan MailIf you use the send us a text option and would like us to contact you please leave a contact method such as an email.Follow us on Twitter here or Facebook here.If you want to email in a question send it to [email protected].   You can find out more about the occupation on Nick’s website Island Fortress  here.Thanks to Gnet Radio for recording the podcast and thanks to Jim Delbridge for the use of his song ‘5 to 7’ as our theme.