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The peaceful island of Alderney was involved in the darkest chapter of World War II. Both residents and politicians have tried to keep a lid on this history but, as MArTIN BrIGHT highlights, the silence is ending

Britain’s Holocaust island – article in Index on Censorship

British artist Piers Secunda presents Alderney: The Holocaust on British Soil, an exhibition of new work. The result of over three years’ research, it is on show at Cromwell Place until 15 April 2023.

Piers Secunda has recreated a 4.5 metre long execution wall from the island of Alderney which will go on display from the 15th of March, as a small part of the exhibition Alderney: The Holocaust On British Soil.

A new exhibition opening in London this week sheds new light on the way the Nazis treated slave laborers during their occupation of the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands.

Cromwell Place, London  
15 March – 15 April  2023

Piers Secunda’s shocking and revelatory exhibition documents the little known atrocities that took place on one of the Channel Islands

Piers Secunda is an artist and the latest person to confirm more secrets about the dark history of Alderney during the Second World War.

Piers Secunda : The Holocaust on British Soil