London, July 2.
Chancellor Adolf Hitlor'y forces yes~ terday occupied the Channel Tslands, the first British territory to fall into German hands since the outbreak of the European War.
German occupation 6f the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, was officially admitted here last night. The Ministry of Information said that telephone and telegraph communica tion with the islands had been cut off by the German occupation. No further details were announced.
German occupation of the istands followed the withdrawal of British forces to England late last week. German planes staged mass raids on the islands before German troops were landed. Many civilians were reported to have been killed during the German air raids on the islands,
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