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Marking 70 years of freedom from Nazi rule

This weekend marks the 70th anniversary of the Channel Islands liberation.

Jersey and Guernsey were freed from Nazi occupation on 9th May 1945, Sark residents were given their freedom a day later.

There were no islanders on Alderney at the time, the German troops living there did not surrender until 16th May.

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Sark residents remember those deported during WW2

Residents in Sark have been marking 70-years of freedom.

One islander was just a teenager when she was deported from the island with her mother and 6-year-old brother.

Nellie Le Feuvre was forced to grow up in German internment camps, Compiègne, Biberach then Liebenau.

She was a special guest at today's memorial service, being the last surviving resident who was deported from Sark, along with more than 60 others.

Gary Burgess has been reflecting on the days events...

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