Posted on Nov 30, 2020
The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis
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During the German occupation of their island, a group of Guernsey policemen were deported to brutal labour camps in Nazi-occupied Europe after appearing before a British court. Their crime? Stealing food from the Germans to stop civilians from going hungry.
Not all of them survived. Some of those who did return home at the end of World War Two were suffering with debilitating diseases and had life-changing injuries, yet they were treated as criminals and denied their pensions.
Decades after what the men's families believe to be a dreadful injustice, some of them made one last attempt to clear their fathers' names.
Not all of them survived. Some of those who did return home at the end of World War Two were suffering with debilitating diseases and had life-changing injuries, yet they were treated as criminals and denied their pensions.
Decades after what the men's families believe to be a dreadful injustice, some of them made one last attempt to clear their fathers' names.
The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis
Posted from bbc.com
WWII World War Two
United Kingdom
Germany
Law
Crime
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel -- The picture of the band surprised me. I never thought of the wehrmacht having a band, but of course they did
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PO3 John Jeter
I cannot cite specifics but I recall reading somewhere that the Germans had ‘Oompah’ bands that paraded through occupied territories on occasion as a propaganda exercise.
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