<p>⚡ In 1942, during the height of World War 2, Hitler ordered the deportation of more than a thousand islanders from Guernsey. In retaliation against the Allied Forces, innocent men, women and children were forced to leave their island homes - set on a path to Biberach internment camp.</p><p>💡 Jill Chubb was just 3 years old when she set sail, but her memories are vivid and clear. And in this special podcast series, her grandson, former BBC Guernsey presenter Ollie Guillou, charts her story - joined by three other deportees and two prominent historians.</p><p>🔎 This first episode explores the moments leading up to the deportation, and how the Guernsey Deportees found out the news. We get a sense of pre-war life in Guernsey and how it began to change during the course of the war. And from cargo ships to train rides, we learn how the journey to Biberach began.</p><p>⚙️ With special thanks to:</p><p>Jill Chubb, Chair of the Guernsey Deportees Association</p><p>Ralph Godwin, Deportee</p><p>Janet de Santos, Deportee</p><p>Jill Oliver, Deportee</p><p>Alan Chubb, Secretary of the Guernsey Deportees Association</p><p>Dr Gilly Carr, University of Cambridge</p><p>Matthew Lucas, War historian</p><p>📍 Written and produced by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollie-guillou/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ollie Guillou</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillippa-guillou-a82017151/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Phillippa Guillou</a>. This is a <a href="https://www.channelislandspodcasts.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Channel Islands Podcasts</a> production.</p><p>✉️ Share your messages and memories; email [email protected]</p>
