After the Liberation

The bodies of US servicemen ready to leave the island in 1946 - Picture Evening Post

A proper funeral in 1945 for Frenchman Francois Scornet, executed by the Germans in 1941 - Picture Evening Post

The colours of the Island Militia return to the island in 1946 - Picture Evening Post

Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery visits Jersey in 1947 - Picture Evening Post

Saluting the returning Militia colours in 1946 - Picture Evening Post

German guns are dumped over the cliff at Les Landes in 1946. They were recovered some years later. Picture Evening Post

The large bunker at Gorey Harbour was finally demolished in 1972 to create a coach park - Picture Evening Post

The drumhead service held at the Weighbridge on 25 August 1945 - Picture Evening Post

Large numbers of islanders and troops attended the drumhead service held at the Weighbridge on 25 August 1945 - Picture Evening Post

French tanks brought to the island by the Germans are shipped back - Picture Evening Post

One year on, and People's Park is the venue for Liberation Day celebrations in 1946]]

A long queue outside Lloyds bank as residents try to change their Reichsmarks

The 1946 celebrations on People's Park

Crowds watch the Empire Day parade on 24 May 1945

French tanks lined up on the Circus Field at Millbrook, ready to be sent back to France

The Empire Day parade on Victoria Avenue

Viscount Montgomery with the Bailiff and Lieut-Governor in 1948

Visit of Home Secretary Herbert Morrison in 1945

Breaching a German sea wall in 1946 to restore access to the beach

Empire Day

German guns are taken away to be dumped at sea

A German officer now a prisoner of war

The King and Queen arrive in Jersey

The King and Queen tour the island

Queen Elizabeth in Jersey

A memorial service to honour the bravery of Francois Scornet

German soldiers were supervised in the clearing of mines after the Liberation

The September 1945 memorial service for Francois Scornet