WW2 German Resistance Nest 'WN. GRUNE DUNE', Guernsey

This video shows all the fortifications on a World War 2 German resistance nest called 'Widerstandsnest Grune Dune' which is at Rocquaine Bay, St. Pierre Du Bois (St. Peters), Guernsey in the Channel Islands. This resistance nest is just north of Fort Grey which was also used by the Germans and is very visable with it's concrete anti-tank wall.

Other videos for this resistance nest:
4.7cm Pak 36(t) Bunker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVD0rw6ezTU
Multi Loopholed Turret Bunker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fQvLTWEq4k

Guernsey was the most fortified place in the whole of the Atlantik Wall. During World War 2 the Channel Islands were occupied for five years by Adolf Hitler's German Nazi forces. They bought in thousands of Organisation Todt slave workers which were forced to build this and hundreds of other fortifications around Guernsey and live in terrible conditions.

Guernsey was liberated on the 9th May 1945 and Liberation Day is celebrated every year on the 9th May.

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[KAOSRIFLE]

I keep hoping that before long Martin Guernsey will be on Google Street View 'Is it and I just don't have the latest version?' (Do I recall that there was some trouble with the Google Car being attacked on Guernsey?) At least the areil views are better than they used to be, so just watched your videos on these bunkers again and looked them up in my books.

I note one bunker has an Electricity Meter in it, was it used more recently by locals?

Are there any German graves on Guernsey?

[MrBooojangles]

@KAOSRIFLE Theres been a delay on our Google street view because of some fussy locals. The ariel views are better now, my brother was just showing me today on his phone. I seem to remember a local fisherman used it, i'm guessing he probably had freezers in there and thats what the electric was for, but whether he died or just gave up i'm not sure.

[MrBooojangles]

@KAOSRIFLE There are German graves, a graveyard is in the south east corner of Fort George under a lot of trees and there used to be a graveyard and crematorium during WW2 where the Le Baugy Estate, Jerbourg Road, St. Martins, is now a relative of mine lives there and always jokes she hasn't dug up a body yet. They probably could be found on Google map.

[hoppy82]

The germans sure knew how to build defences and very solid too, many thanks for the tour round.

[MrBooojangles]

@hoppy82 Yeah, and I have only scratched the surface so far, believe me there are loads more here to report on Steve. Though I won't upload too many one after the other in case some people get bored of the same thing all the time.

[IbnShahid]

Thank God the Germans decided to throw in the towel. Trying to take the Channel Islands by force would probably have been a nightmare...