How a boy and deserter helped blow up German WW2 HQ

The date 7 March 1945 was another dreary day in the German Occupation of Jersey.

Islanders and Germans alike went about their business, all suffering from the deprivations inevitable after five years of war.

Then suddenly, from the direction of Mont Millais, a series of loud explosions shattered the peace, and so began a mystery that was to endure for decades.

The Palace Hotel was a large, grand building at the top of the hill near the current Jersey College for Girls.