Nazi Germany site on Alderney, tiny Channel Island, yours for US$50,000
- Channel Islands, off French coast, were only British territory to be occupied during Second World War; Hitler heavily fortified them to block any Allied invasion
- The seven-acre encampment on Alderney, which is open to the public, has trenches, gun stations and bunkers and was home to Nazi soldiers and officers
A former Nazi encampment on a tiny Channel Island is up for sale for about US$48,000.
The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, just off the coast of France, were the only British territory to be occupied during the Second World War.
The site is on Alderney, just north of Guernsey, and features several acres of trenches, multiple gun stations, two bunkers, and numerous battlements. It was home to 24 soldiers and three officers from Nazi Germany.
Hitler heavily fortified the Channel Islands between 1942 and 1944 as part of his “Atlantic Wall” strategy – a system of coastal defences intended to block an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. The two bunkers in the Alderney encampment were part of that strategy.
Per the listing, the property offers “an amazing opportunity to own seven acres of WWII history” and has “superb” sea views, said a representative of estate agency Bell & Co Ltd.
