Little contact with the Germans during the Occupation of Guernsey

Marion Martel (née Mollet) interviewed by Becky Kendall of Radio Guernsey at the Guernsey Museum March 2005, transcribed and edited from CD by John David Nov 17th 2005

I………. So to an extent life continued as it would have done. How restricted did you feel, knowing that you were being policed constantly?
I don’t think I’ve ever spoken to a German during the war, my father warned me, “if you ever speak to a German I’ll kill you” sort of thing. And I never ever spoke to a German and they never bothered me, just passed you in the street and they never bothered you

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