Liberation 80 : The Lectures - Operation Basalt - The Raid on Sark
Sun 11 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
11 May 2025, 20:00 – 21:30
Town Church, Church Sq, Guernsey GY1 2JU, Guernsey
About the event
OPERATION BASALT - THE RAID ON SARK
Sunday 11th May
Whilst the British rejoiced in London, on Sark the Germans were finding bodies. A ruthless band of independents, engaged in one of the most outstanding operations by a small-scale raiding party of WWII.
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.