The German army occupied Jersey from 1940 to 1945 and they left behind them a vast legacy of concrete and collective memory.

Remains of their brutalist architecture can be explored on most headlands and many of the bunkers are open to the public at various times during the year

Jersey War Tunnels
The complex of tunnels, situated in St Lawrence, was built in the 1940s by the occupying German forces using slave labour. It was originally intended as an artillery barracks and ammunition store but was converted to a bomb-proof casualty station as the War neared its end and the German army anticipated defeat.

There is nearly a kilometre of concrete-lined tunnels and galleries dug out of a hill in the heart of the St Lawrence countryside. The main exhibition area uses the latest digital technology to bring to life – often with chilling realism – the experiences suffered by people who lived in Jersey through the War. This makes use of research that has not been published before and sheds new light on the plight of islanders, prisoners and the troops who were here.
Served by bus route 8a

More information about this period can be found in our History and Heritage section and at our Occupation Memorial website.