Issued as part of Jersey's ongoing series commemorating Air Raid Precautions personnel, this piece marks the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 — the only British territory occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Jersey's ARP wardens operated under direct German military administration, a circumstance with no parallel elsewhere in the British Isles. The warden depicted is specifically London-attributed, reflecting the broader civilian defense network across occupied and unoccupied Britain alike.
Issued as part of Jersey's ongoing series commemorating Air Raid Precautions personnel, this piece marks the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 — the only British territory occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Jersey's ARP wardens operated under direct German military administration, a circumstance with no parallel elsewhere in the British Isles. The warden depicted is specifically London-attributed, reflecting the broader civilian defense network across occupied and unoccupied Britain alike.