The forgotten Nazi camp built on British soil | 60 Minutes

A piece of Holocaust history — a Nazi concentration camp built on Alderney, a British island — has been largely forgotten. Researchers are now counting the island’s dead.

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[rogerscottcathey]

Jewish law doesn't say that. They've been reentering tombs as a regular practice for thousands of years to collect bones to place in ossuaries or sarcophagi.

[jamesc]

The Germans kept great records…even of their crimes. Of course, they didn’t necessarily think of them as crimes.

[michaelplunkett]

The niece is 10 times smarter than the reporter. Such is the state of MSM “journalism” today.

[theafaith]

Also, in regard to newspapers during the Occupation: The Germans had their own, the Inselzeitung, which is shown in the segment. They also strictly controlled and censored all of the Islanders' publications, which is why German info appeared in them on a regular basis.

[Willysmb]

Anyone really familiar with WW2 history wouldn't be surprised one bit by this

[theafaith]

I find the reporter's accusatory tone highly offensive. Looking back through history requires the humility of realizing we weren't there, and should not judge. The British government and Channel Islands officials all faced difficult, even agonizing decisions all throughout the war. This subject should be handled with dignity and respect. I hope any updates are assigned to a reporter who understands this. Dr. Gilly Carr, and the Islanders interviewed, gave it the gravitas it deserves.

[tzdymte]

There is a clear anti-British tone in the reporting, and a good deal of history ignorance to boot.

[Hashbrownsandsausages]

It wasnt British when the camps were built.

[lumpyfishgravy]

The surrender of the channel islands was arguably the correct strategy, distracting and diluting German forces onto assets they over-valued.

Malta was of far greater importance, was strongly fought over and never fell into German hands.

[sj]

Went over to Alderney on a pre dig info gathering mission. There's a lot of info from the locals to be had. My professor at uni has dedicated her entire life to the concentration camp history. Alderney is still the most beautiful place I've ever been.

[johngrantham]

At the end of the war, the British government was presiding over a ruined and bankrupt country. They had a monumental task to set about recovering, converting the economy and industry back to peacetime usefulness, rebuilding bombed cities and providing for the demobilised military personnel. At the same time, they were involved in administering parts of Germany, dealing with refugees and supporting empire possessions abandoned by the retreating Japanese in the car east.
Against that background, it is hardly surprising that little attention was given to possible German atrocities against forced labourers and European POW's in the Channel Islands. It would have seemed barely a drop compared to the millions murdered in Europe.

[van_trippin]

I thought this was a new story. Not a surprise to anyone with a basic knowledge of WW2
Reporter needs to calm the tone down a bit too, it isn't an Omaze advert

[kevinivers]

To be clear, there are several documentaries produced a while ago -some available here on YouTube - about Lager Sylt and the other Alderney camps, plus quite a bit of literature. The Wikipedia page about the camps was added in 2009. The breathless and dramatic tone by the reporter in this piece, like CBS News has unmasked something unknown, is more hype than substantial and disappointing for a show that is traditionally sober and journalistic. This weird style does a bit of disservice to the interview subjects and the academics and advocates having worked on this issue for decades.

[GavTatu]

no convictions ? maybe they were rocket

[nathanwatson]

Looks like a good setting for an episode of "Foyle's War" if Michael Kitchen is up for it.

[andrewbradley]

You say things as if its the British fault. They were invaded and occupied by the nazis. This was nothing to do with britain or its allies.

[QPRTokyo]

The anti British angle is so obvious. This is so skewed. I have talked to a few people who were on the Islands at the time. This type of documentary is so misleading. I suggest anyone interested in the occupation period study some wonderful books available. This was a full German occupation. The UK had no say in the matter of life on the islands under German occupation. Britain could not start arresting traitors as they would be sentenced to death, and they would say well you left us. Obviously if Britain had fought for the islands at that time it would have been nothing but death for the islanders. There is no cover up but for the secret especially that Britain was doing.

[frenchartantiquesparis]

This area was so tiny.... the UK was busy re-building the country that had been bombed to pieces.

[johnbaldock]

Why not do a report on the NAZI'S who worked at NASA or the CIA? The Brits had more important things to worry about besides the Channel islands! Like fighting the NAZIS ALONE!!

[vyhhoth]

The Germans were responsible not the British . The British were busy fighting and when the war had finished they were financially broken on the insistence of the USA wanting to be repaid for the financial help.