4 Jul 1940

Guernsey
  • The Dame of Sark, ruler of the island of Sark in the English Channel, surrendered to the German forces. ww2dbase [Sark | CPC]
  • Sark in the Channel Islands, having been occupied by the Germans since two days prior, officially surrendered. ww2dbase [Sark | CPC]
15 May 1941

Guernsey
  • The Dame of Sark Sibyl Mary Hathaway was reported to be transferred to a German concentration camp as reprisal for civil disobedience. ww2dbase [Sark | CPC]
4 Oct 1942

Guernsey
  • The British commando raid on Sark in the Channel Islands resulted in one prisoner. ww2dbase [Sark | TH]

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