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

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You might think anyone would have stolen from the Nazis if given the opportunity. Anyone would have pilfered from the Nazis what was absurdly overpriced and was only elsewhere available on the black market. Those mountain stores of fresh butter, that chance to not eat stale bread for once, and those barrels of alcohol that could be warmed during the coming bitter winter. You would have been the one who shared the plunder with your starving friends and family.
And yet, would you have stolen from the Nazis if your life was on the line? If being caught meant being beaten and humiliated, made to admit that you had also stolen from your friends? That you could be thrown into labour camps abroad, forced to help the Nazis by building them train tracks? Forever disgraced by your neighbours?
The Robin Hood Guernsey policemen certainly knew the risks but took them anyway.
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@willienelsongonzalez4609 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

I guess that's typical UK and European law

@ConstantBit9 Жыл бұрын

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

@Andrew-li6ie Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bishop51807 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@justforrow Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@JamesKovacs Жыл бұрын

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

@critter30002001 Жыл бұрын

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

@justforrow Жыл бұрын

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

@ZaenderistRobert Жыл бұрын

@@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. 🤡

@theprofessional155 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@mf_49 Жыл бұрын

@TheProfessional Well this was unexpected

@kingjoe3rd Жыл бұрын

GAMER! WE GOT A GAMER!!!!!

@mjtx8897 Жыл бұрын

TheProfessional?

@paragonrobbie9270 Жыл бұрын

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

@CarlJohnson-wk3rv Жыл бұрын

Its a local pub mate

@lahavmorris9919 Жыл бұрын

Still funny to see it so blatantly spelled there

@captainitalyinthemadnessof7211 Жыл бұрын

Funni

@Lajos_Kelemen Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the judges enjoyed being Nazis.

@user-op8fg3ny3j Жыл бұрын

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

@pingu255 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@dinobuddy Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@SEAZNDragon Жыл бұрын

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

@APersonOnYouTubeX Жыл бұрын

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

@LegendStormcrow Жыл бұрын

@@APersonOnKZfaqX 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 Жыл бұрын

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@republicofchemgota Жыл бұрын

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.

@zacharydurocher4085 Жыл бұрын

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

@joandarc441 Жыл бұрын

@@zacharydurocher4085 It's a lot of spam bots

@TeRenner123 Жыл бұрын

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

@SergeantArchDornan999 Жыл бұрын

@@josephrblake Cringe

@vikstar123.4 Жыл бұрын

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@NorseNorman Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@unfilteredfitnessat50 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

greetings fellow islander

@Hasthegravy Жыл бұрын

@@frogert158 greetings

@Romcomm_ Жыл бұрын

hi other channel islander :)

@projectember728 Жыл бұрын

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

@LegendStormcrow Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@LegendStormcrow give them closed caskets?

@LegendStormcrow Жыл бұрын

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

@zacklp3844 Жыл бұрын

@@LegendStormcrow They dont deserve a funeral at all

@travisreed1730 Жыл бұрын

They should have been DRAWN and QUARTERED.

@Darryl_Francis Жыл бұрын

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

@Briselance Жыл бұрын

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

@Darryl_Francis Жыл бұрын

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

@dappert4730 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@Darryl_Francis & Iceland

@Darryl_Francis Жыл бұрын

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

@enveenva5584 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@NorseNorman Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 7 ай бұрын

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

@W1NT3RS69 Жыл бұрын

Brave men that should be remembered for their courage

@nandinhocunha440 Жыл бұрын

Haha lol

@SergeantArchDornan999 Жыл бұрын

@@josephrblake Cringe

@TheCobracan Жыл бұрын

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

@travisreed1730 Жыл бұрын

True British heroes of the HIGHEST ORDER.

@SergeantArchDornan999 Жыл бұрын

@@josephrblake Cringe

@themandalorian2018 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@madhurawat155 Жыл бұрын

@@travisreed1730 True heroes of humanity itself.

@florians9949 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

We live in a society.

@nursestoyland Жыл бұрын

@ProstyProtos71 terrorist groups he means

@Michaelengelmann Жыл бұрын

I mean, Bin Laden isn’t a hero

@Lajos_Kelemen Жыл бұрын

@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 Жыл бұрын

@ProstyProtos71 any kind

@armandoventura9043 Жыл бұрын

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

@poonaford9788 Жыл бұрын

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

@richardsawyer5428 Жыл бұрын

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

@Badbhoys Жыл бұрын

Protect and serve

@MIB383 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

I almost had a stroke. Punctuation helps.

@RichyRichGoldChannel Жыл бұрын

I will have to visit there someday

@vikstar123.4 Жыл бұрын

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@danieljohnson692 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@gg-ps1vz Жыл бұрын

@@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).

@redmondpeters6221 Жыл бұрын

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.

@sixty6minutes986 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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@butters1273 Жыл бұрын

The Bobbies are just awesome, especially those helmets!

@hafizihilmibinabdulhalim1004 Жыл бұрын

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

@thisrandomperson1472 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@thisrandomperson1472 Жыл бұрын

@@HungryLoki Welcome to politics

@outpostraven Жыл бұрын

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

@kbrock9146 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@johntaylor4361 Жыл бұрын

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.

@benjaminchristman2712 Жыл бұрын

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

@madhurawat155 Жыл бұрын

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

@trespire Жыл бұрын

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.

@panzer2402 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@eltonronjovi2238 Жыл бұрын

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

@chaz2187 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@respecthanz9685 Жыл бұрын

Is nobody gonna talk about the sign letter in the thumbnail

@oneaboveallferrarifan2725 Жыл бұрын

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

@Daniel4646 Жыл бұрын

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

@Yeppo_ Жыл бұрын

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

@lelouchvibritannia7809 Жыл бұрын

No good deed goes unpunished

@adamwilliams434 Жыл бұрын

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

@hossainabedy6869 Жыл бұрын

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

@lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын

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

@hugosiu656 Жыл бұрын

Doing an ERB reference is TIGHT!

@JostVanWair Жыл бұрын

What?

@lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын

@@JostVanWair you don’t get this?

@JostVanWair Жыл бұрын

@@lucianoosorio5942 Er no, sorry.

@lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын

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

@Autiematt Жыл бұрын

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

@user-tn5rr4vj6l Жыл бұрын

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

@Briselance Жыл бұрын

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

@Stygian_Silhouette Жыл бұрын

The thumbnail 💀

@curraheewolf Жыл бұрын

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

@Thomas-rl9xd Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

That will be great

@josephrblake Жыл бұрын

і hатe иіggeѓѕ because i make beter viideos 😬😬😬

@DanSanChannel Жыл бұрын

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

@Lajos_Kelemen Жыл бұрын

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

@hermand Жыл бұрын

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

@book_roblox Жыл бұрын

Bro the thumbnail done said cbt💀☠

@HelghastMerc Жыл бұрын

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.

@averagejoe8358 Жыл бұрын

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

@idontwantonamethischannel Жыл бұрын

yeah it was intresting

@averagejoe8358 Жыл бұрын

@@idontwantonamethischannel Pretty sus.

@GingerGuy43 Жыл бұрын

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

@jeffw1246 Жыл бұрын

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.

@yja496 Жыл бұрын

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

@Andrewdoesstuff34 Жыл бұрын

Simple history I love ur content keep it up

@AK-sb7cr Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq

@minishaw280 Жыл бұрын

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

@JackRabbit002 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ItsKingFlorian Жыл бұрын

I respect the thumbnail 🫡

@justcuriousjumperbot_6724 Жыл бұрын

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

@Thomas-fk3xl Жыл бұрын

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

@averagejoe8358 Жыл бұрын

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

@michaelk4896 Жыл бұрын

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.

@aster1sk989 Жыл бұрын

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

@Radcirxles Жыл бұрын

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

@kithoongadrianhanjwss Жыл бұрын

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

@harryremfrey1225 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@arcticdraco6560 Жыл бұрын

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.

@PriaxaXD Жыл бұрын

Great story! Thank you

@cowardflunky5424 Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video!

@michaelhowell2326 Жыл бұрын

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

@critter30002001 Жыл бұрын

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

@mr_incognito9305 Жыл бұрын

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.

@oliversherman2414 Жыл бұрын

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

@fireonthelake8162 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making a video about my home town.

@antimatteranon Жыл бұрын

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

@flashstudiosguy Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

"Good Moaning"!!! 🤣

@Saphorik Жыл бұрын

Ty for sharing. Did not know of this.

@nonvalidOT Жыл бұрын

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

@ives3572 Жыл бұрын

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

@pointly Жыл бұрын

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

@TheZINGularity Жыл бұрын

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

@RyomaHoshi22 Жыл бұрын

A great birthday gift a simple history video

@ld7599 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ej191 Жыл бұрын

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

@tesstickle7267 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

They also managed to occupy land in north america

@gingerLad Жыл бұрын

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

@NorseNorman Жыл бұрын

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

@ej191 Жыл бұрын

What are they?

@BeingFireRetardant Жыл бұрын

I marvel at the fact that the beauracracy of mankind, and the heroism of mankind, so rarely walk hand in hand...

@nickmiesch4845 Жыл бұрын

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

@metalinyourhead3604 Жыл бұрын

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.

@generalhanz9421 Жыл бұрын

Did nobody see the sign on the building

@RykSch Жыл бұрын

I did 💀💀💀💀

@supersammich344 Жыл бұрын

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

@mobiletaskforceninetailedf6618 Жыл бұрын

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

@estebanjimenez1405 Жыл бұрын

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

@alexmcadam1126 Жыл бұрын

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!

@eldridgedavis Жыл бұрын

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

@admiralkaede Жыл бұрын

The judges who refused to pardon should've been fired

@coling3957 Жыл бұрын

There was great concern about collaborators in the channel islands, particularly among the political elites. The islands are essentially an off shore tax haven for the wealthy to this day. The elites were protected by the UK govt to prevent scandal. It's shocking the officers did not get proper treatment after the war.

@danielgioiosa9845 Жыл бұрын

The courts should be labeled as traitors

@someguywithbagels5907 Жыл бұрын

The store sign in the thumbnail 🤫

@mitchverr9330 Жыл бұрын

Its a real pub.

@fjallaxd7355 Жыл бұрын

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

@estott3647 Жыл бұрын

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.”

@hobobaggins8938 Жыл бұрын

Soy Hitler: Kills over 6 million, gets mad and yells at everything, commits suicide lol Chad Schindler: Saves 1200 jewish people, Loses money for the great or good, Has a respectful grave 👍

@gamingmoth4542 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ilijadimitrovski1789 Жыл бұрын

Hello i have been watching for a long time, and i want to say that i love the videos, do animation very good. Can you make a video on Yugislavia ; )

@ethankohn1001 Жыл бұрын

nice stuff thank you.

@spookydogo9192 Жыл бұрын

No ones talking about the thumbnail of the video?

@fnln544 Жыл бұрын

A horrific time when bending, breaking the law by the police was the correct, honorable course of action. May these men, and their descendants, find peace and vindication on the island Bailiwick of Guersey or in the Realm of Heaven.