WW2 German soldiers who died in Guernsey documented

The book has been published by Steve Foote and co-written by Karsten Adrian

The stories of German soldiers who were based in Guernsey and died during World War Two have been documented in a book.

Life Lives Beyond the Grave has been written by Simon Hamon, a retired Guernsey Police officer, and Maj Karsten Adrian, a German army officer.

It catalogues all the island's German military graves, listing each person's birth place and cause of death.

Mr Hamon said: "The men buried here were far from home during a fascinating period in our history.

"Why they ended up staying here has largely remained a mystery, which I wanted to solve by bringing together all available facts in one volume for future generations," he said.

The stories of German soldiers who were based in Guernsey have been documented in Life Lives Beyond the Grave

He added that Maj Adrian and his army officer wife Laura were "instrumental in uncovering missing pieces of the puzzle" and had helped develop a fuller picture of the lives lost.

Some of the reports and official records were translated from German archives.

Guernsey's Lieutenant-Governor, Lt Gen Richard Cripwell, said the book was "helpful in furthering our understanding of the shared history between Germany and the bailiwick".

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