Dark Seas | A Second German Invasion of France Came from a Secret Island @DarkDocsSeas | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 minutes ago.
The four German paratroopers and a Kriegsmarine sailor were anxious. This was the ideal moment to make their escape. They had broken free from the POW camp at the French port of Granville and were now concealed from the military police in a hidden nook near the docks.
The winter of 1944 was setting in, and the weather continued to deteriorate with each passing minute. Suddenly, the Germans caught sight of an unguarded US Navy landing craft and determined that it was now or never.
Without hesitation, the men sprinted toward the vessel, commandeered her, and, armed with only a hand-drawn map and a compass, embarked on their journey to the German-occupied Channel Islands. The escapees bore valuable intelligence on the abundant supplies housed in Granville’s warehouses and fortifications.
Over 30 miles of turbulent Atlantic waters lay before them, but if the five men were successful, the famished German forces on the Channel Islands would be able to orchestrate a bold assault against the French port, continuing their fight against the Allied forces…
The four German paratroopers and a Kriegsmarine sailor were anxious. This was the ideal moment to make their escape. They had broken free from the POW camp at the French port of Granville and were now concealed from the military police in a hidden nook near the docks.
The winter of 1944 was setting in, and the weather continued to deteriorate with each passing minute. Suddenly, the Germans caught sight of an unguarded US Navy landing craft and determined that it was now or never.
Without hesitation, the men sprinted toward the vessel, commandeered her, and, armed with only a hand-drawn map and a compass, embarked on their journey to the German-occupied Channel Islands. The escapees bore valuable intelligence on the abundant supplies housed in Granville’s warehouses and fortifications.
Over 30 miles of turbulent Atlantic waters lay before them, but if the five men were successful, the famished German forces on the Channel Islands would be able to orchestrate a bold assault against the French port, continuing their fight against the Allied forces…
