And a ‘Concentration Camp’ too.
In fact there were 4. Lager Sylt and Lager Norderney were forced labour camps housing Jews (Sylt) and Eastern Europeans and Spaniards (Norderney). Not sure if either held Western Allied POWs. The other two camps, Borkum and Helgoland, were used to house “volunteers”. Bokum for German technicians and nationals from other European countries. Helgoland housed Russian Organisation Todt workers. Approximately 700 inmates died before Alderney was liberated.
I know of two RAF Spitfires that came down on the island but believe that bot pilots were taken to mainland Europe as POW. Several Islanders of British origin were sent to work on the fortifications for crimes against the occupying forces.
On Jersey there was a POW camp at Snow Hill and several allied prisoners were held in the old Gloucester St jail. This is now gone and the General Hospital has been built in its place. There is evidence of the POW camp at Snow Hill, however this is now under threat from development.
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