The Day of the Jackal that the Jackal has decided to target de Gaulle on Liberation Day, 25 August, the day commemorating the liberation of Paris during World War II. It is, he realises, the one day of the year when de Gaulle can "definitely" be counted on to be in Paris and to appear in public. Believing the inquiry to be over, the Minister orchestrates a massive, citywide manhunt for the Jackal now that he can be reported as a killer, dismissing Lebel with hearty congratulations - but the Jackal eludes them yet again: slipping into a gay bar while in disguise, he gets
Liberation Day (Channel Islands) Liberation Day (Channel Islands) In Jersey and Guernsey, Liberation Day (Jèrriais: "Jour d'la Libéthâtion") is celebrated each year on 9 May, to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. It is celebrated as Guernsey and Jersey's national day. On 9 May 1945, HMS "Bulldog" arrived in St Peter Port, Guernsey, and the German forces surrendered unconditionally aboard the vessel at dawn. British forces landed in St Peter Port shortly afterwards, greeted by crowds of joyous but malnourished islanders singing, amongst other patriotic songs, "Sarnia-Cherie". The same day, , which had set out from Plymouth,