In a quiet corner of Fort George in St Peter Port, Guernsey lies a military cemetery. Originally established as the last resting place for the British Army garrison who died there in the late 19th century. In 1940, it was adopted by German Forces to bury their dead during the Occupation of the Channel Islands.
The cemetery is the last resting place for 111 German soldiers, sailors, airmen and other servicemen who died in the Bailiwick of Guernsey between 1940 and 1943 – but who were they? And how did they die?
With the help of detailed research in British and German archives over the last twenty years, Life Lives Beyond the Grave tells the story of these men and their fate, in many cases for the first time.
In early 2023, as this book went to publishing Chambers’ was commissioned by the books publisher Steve Foote, authors Simon Holmes & Karsten Adrian and sponsor’s at Government House to capture images for the front and back covers.
