La Valette Underground Military Museum is a sort of Grand Designs project.
The German occupying forces built a complex of four huge tunnels, each to house a fuel tank.
Never finished this unground complex stood unused as an intended U-boat re fuelling station. The massive tanks were sold off to islanders all except one which stayed in place. It is GIGANTIC. The others were cut up and used to store fuel for the Guernsey growing industry.
In 1978 someone said I know we could turn it into a cool museum.
Now it is a wonderful giant toy box full of military bits and bobs curated in the press your nose up against a glass display case style. A remarkable range of buttons, bows, ribbons, medals, weapons little and large. A full range of army, naval and air force uniforms.
Our second brilliant Guernsey museum visit.
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Lots of kit |
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One of the four oil storage tanks |
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A corridor runs the entire length of the underground bunker: full of military bits and bobs |
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