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Green Books-Album 1. Includes photographs of the defences of Jersey in Defence Sector South which encompasses St Helier, the Harbour, Bel Royal, La Collette, the Esplanade, West Park, First Tower, Millbrook, St Aubin, Beaumont and Beau Rivage, Defence Sector North which encompasses Sorel, Bonne Nuit, Les Platons, Bouley Bay, Rozel, Fliquet and Archirondel and Defence Sector East which encompasses La Hougue Bie, Gorey, La Rocque and Rocqueberg

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Reference	L/D/25/F1/1
Date	1940 - 1945
Names	Green Books von Schmettow, Graf, Major General
Keywords	Occupation \| Photographs \| Second World War \| Defences
Places	Rocqueberg, St Clement, La Rocque, Gorey, La Hougue Bie, Archirondel, Fliquet, Rozel, Les Platons, Bouley Bay, Bonne Nuit, Sorel, Beau Rivage, Beaumont, Beaumont, St Aubin, Millbrook, First Tower, West Park, Esplanade, La Collette, Bel Royal, St Helier Harbour
Dimensions	1 Photograph Album
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	Album closed and in cold storage for long-term preservation. Please view digital copy.

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L/D/25 Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey) Collection

L/D/25/F Photographic Archive

L/D/25/F1 German Green Books and Related Photographs - photographs of German defences marked 'Green Books' are from official German sources and were taken by 319 Division Map Making Section during the closing months of 1944. Generalmajor Graf von Schmettow ordered the compilation of a complete record of the wartime defences and the result was a collection of books entitled 'Taktische Ubersichten der Festungshereich Jersey' (A Tactical Review of the Fortress Area Jersey). In 1948 a set of these books were given to the Société Jersiaise by the War Office and came to be nicknamed the 'Green Books' by virtue of their cover. In 1975 the Channel Islands Occupation Society were given a complete set of the original 35mm contact prints which was used to make up the 'Green Books' and this series is the result.

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Green Books-Album 1. Includes photographs of the defences of Jersey in Defence Sector South which encompasses St Helier, the Harbour, Bel Royal, La Collette, the Esplanade, West Park, First Tower, Millbrook, St Aubin, Beaumont and Beau Rivage, Defence Sector North which encompasses Sorel, Bonne Nuit, Les Platons, Bouley Bay, Rozel, Fliquet and Archirondel and Defence Sector East which encompasses La Hougue Bie, Gorey, La Rocque and Rocqueberg

L/D/25/F1/1

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