It seems fitting to end our coverage with those who were there on this day 75 years ago.

Alan Frost, 98, a pilot with the Royal Air Force said the beauty of Guernsey from the air contrasted strongly with what he later found out had happened to islanders during the German Occupation.

Doug Coxell, 97, worked with the French Resistance during World War Two and moved to Guernsey in the 1960s.

He was in France the day before D-Day working with resistance cells co-ordinating actions relating to the Normandy Landings.

Image source, Ellen Barlow

While her family's Union Flag may look small it has a great story, as BBC Radio Jersey's Ellen Barlow explains.

"We were looking for a flag to put up for the celebration of Liberation Day on my road and stumbled across a Union Flag my grandmother Jean was waving on VE day itself.

"My great grandfather James had already been in Belgium at the end of the First World War, and in World War Two he worked in a Liverpool aircraft factory building the Blenheim fighter bomber planes.

"They celebrated the end of the Second World War on the streets of Liverpool where they lived, and kept the flag as a souvenir.

"My dad Chris insisted on bringing it back to Jersey when my grandmother moved over to live with him and my grandparents in the late 1970s after James passed away.

"Although it’s a bit discoloured and frayed at the edges compared to the newer ones hanging up, knowing its connection to the day itself makes it even more special."

Image source, Ellen Barlow

Image source, Colin Trowles

A former Guernsey lifeboat has been restored in time for Liberation Day celebrations.

Lifeboat 52-02 was built in 1973 and used until 1997 when she was replaced by a modern Severn class lifeboat, the RNLI said.

She was lifted out of the water in October 2019 having completed over 550 rescue missions.

Colin Trowles, of the Royal Yachting Association, completed the restoration and has furnished the Guernsey hero with signal flags that read "VE Liberation75Guernsey Hero 52 02".

Major Marco Ciotti explains what happened to Government House and the Queen's representatives - one of whom was only in post for two weeks.

He also spoke of Lt Gen Sir Philip Neame, who helped the islands to recover from the occupation - find out more about him here:

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The 23rd April 2020 was the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of camp Lager Lindele near Biberach where many Channel Islanders who were deported in 1941 were detained.

Bonds between Guernsey and Biberach are strong and the Bailiff Sir Richard Collas sent the town a message for the anniversary of the liberation of the camp.

Just five years ago some never before seen footage of German troops in Guernsey was discovered.

The 16mm films were discovered in Jersey among the personal effects of John Davies after his death. It is believed the footage was "liberated" from German soldiers in Guernsey.

It depicts aspects of ordinary life and training for the German soldiers, including firing anti-aircraft guns and driving tanks.

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Whilst there will be no procession of military and civilian vehicles from World War Two around Guernsey as there has been in previous years members of the Guernsey Military Vehicle Group are sharing videos showing their vehicles and telling their stories.

Head to Guernsey Military Vehicle Group on Facebook, external for more.

The second of the documentaries by Clearvue Projection Partnership being shared for the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day looks at the deportation of thousands of islanders in 1941.

A member of the force that liberated the Channel Islands has shared his memories of 9 May 1945.