Liberation 80 : The Lectures - British Commandos in the Channel Islands
Sun 04 May
|Town Church
A series of eight lectures; organised by St Peter Port Parish, delivered by Chris Oliver and Steve Le Prevost, focusing on military history surrounding the Liberation of Guernsey. Please see individual events for more details of each lecture. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Time & Location
04 May 2025, 20:00 – 21:30
Town Church, Church Sq, Guernsey GY1 2JU, Guernsey
About the event
BRITISH COMMANDOS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
Sunday 4th May
Join all the landings in the Channel Islands with the newly formed Commandos (some with local connections). Churchill's orders to 'set Europe ablaze' led to raids in the islands with repercussions at the Nurnberg condemned cells.
Chris Oliver
A well known speaker on Military History around the islands. He has made several programmes for the BBC, Wildfire Productions, Channel 4 and ITV. He is a guest lecturer at Sandhurst and Cambridge University. Chris is co-founder and Chairman of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry,
Steve Le Prevost
Also a well known local speaker and author, Steve helps bring life to some of the most interesting parts of our military past.