DiscoverThe Guernsey DeporteesEp 3: Arriving in Biberach: First Impressions
Ep 3: Arriving in Biberach: First Impressions

Ep 3: Arriving in Biberach: First Impressions

Update: 2025-04-23
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⚡ Once the Guernsey Deportees finally left Dorsten, they arrived in Biberach in the freezing cold, greeted by Hitler Youth who spat at them as they trudged up the long hill to their barracks. It was here they would spend the next three years of their lives - longing to go home.

💡 In 1942, during World War 2, Hitler ordered the deportation of more than 1000 islanders from Guernsey. Jill Chubb was just 3 years old when she set sail, but her memories are vivid and clear. And in this special podcast series, her grandson, former BBC Guernsey presenter Ollie Guillou, charts her story - joined by three other deportees and two prominent historians.

🔎 This third episode explores the first impressions of camp life - the terror and the longing to be free. We find out about day-to-day life - how the camp had a library, a school and even a theatrical group. And we discover a little red book that has survived all these years - serving as a reminder of what happened. 

⚙️ With special thanks to:

  • Jill Chubb, Chair of the Guernsey Deportees Association

  • Ralph Godwin, Deportee

  • Janet de Santos, Deportee

  • Jill Oliver, Deportee

  • Alan Chubb, Secretary of the Guernsey Deportees Association

  • Dr Gilly Carr, University of Cambridge

  • Matthew Lucas, War historian

  • 📍 Written and produced by ⁠Ollie Guillou⁠ and ⁠Phillippa Guillou⁠. This is a ⁠Channel Islands Podcasts⁠ production.✉️ Share your messages and memories; email hello@ogpodcasts.co.uk

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