States of Guernsey Police Service special constables carry out the duties of a traffic warden, but have certain police powers in respect of traffic control (For example traffic control around school areas at peak times). States of Guernsey Police Service The States of Guernsey Police Service, known generally as the Guernsey Police, is the Police service for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a jurisdictional sub-group of Crown Dependencies within the Channel Islands. The Service's enforcement jurisdiction extends across the entire Bailiwick and encompasses the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, and Sark. In common with many communities, a historical development of parish constables formed the system of
German fortification of Guernsey Guernsey comprising: Commanding Officer of the German garrison, Lieutenant-General Graf von Schmettow, nephew of Gerd von Rundstedt commander of OB West (Commander-in-Chief West), ordered the writing of a 500-page book that described the fortifications in great detail, illustrated with maps, photographs and coloured drawings. A copy was destined for Hitler. The chapters from the original book have been reproduced in a set of ten paperbacks. "Festung Guernsey" (fortress Guernsey). Whether the Islands were impregnable was never tested, except for "Battery Bluecher" in Alderney. Alderney was considered too well-protected against aircraft attack so HMS Rodney was tasked with shelling it. "Rodney"