Memorials Saint Peter Port Harbour

The island of Guernsey, like the other Channel Islands, was occupied by the Germans during World War II. A number of plaques and memorials commemorate the events of that time on the pierhead which was bombed by 3 German planes on June 24, 1940, killing 34 and wounding 33.

The most important is the Liberation Monument. Unveiled by HRH the Prince of Wales on Liberation Day 1995, this obelisk consists of 50 layers of blue Guernsey granite, representing the 50 years of freedom up to the date of unveiling.

The cut corner at the top of the obelisk represents the trauma of the German occupation. Every year on May 9, Guernsey's Liberation Day, and only on that day, the point of the shadow cast by the obelisk moves precisely (within a millimeter and 5 seconds of time) along the back of the curved granite seat. The shadow points to three inscriptions marking important events on the day the island was liberated in 1945.

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• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Ian Tomes