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Prior to the invasion of the Channel Islands the inhabitants of Alderney were evacuated to the British mainland on the 30 June 1940. The Germans immediately began to fortify the island to do which they needed huge numbers of workers. Four work camps were built with little need for many guards or high fences. Alderney was only 3 miles across and surrounded by sea. Most of the prisoners were Russian and worked 16 hours a day with little food or rest. Many died of ill treatment, starvation or disease. They were buried at first in the Graveyard of St Anne's Church. There were 58 graves for foreign workers , mostly Russians on the north side. On the South side there were 5 other graves French and Dutch.
In November 1942 the Russian Cemetery was opened. In 1945 256 Russian graves were identified in 7 rows. To one side were 8 Jewish graves.
The remains were moved to Mont de Huisnes in about 1963.
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Prior to the invasion of the Channel Islands the inhabitants of Alderney were evacuated to the British mainland on the 30 June 1940. The Germans immediately began to fortify the island to do which they needed huge numbers of workers. Four work camps were built with little need for many guards or high fences. Alderney was only 3 miles across and surrounded by sea. Most of the prisoners were Russian and worked 16 hours a day with little food or rest. Many died of ill treatment, starvation or disease. They were buried at first in the Graveyard of St Anne's Church. There were 58 graves for foreign workers , mostly Russians on the north side. On the South side there were 5 other graves French and Dutch.
In November 1942 the Russian Cemetery was opened. In 1945 256 Russian graves were identified in 7 rows. To one side were 8 Jewish graves.
The remains were moved to Mont de Huisnes in about 1963.
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