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The original site of the Pomme d'Or had been occupied since 1802, initially stables were built on it. In 1837, the owners demolished the stables and built a hotel in their place. It was named the Pomme D'Or after a local cider produced nearby. In 1852, the French author
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When the Germans invaded in 1940, the Pomme d'Or was requisitioned by the Nazis as the
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stayed at the hotel during his exile from France. Following the end of the
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climbed to the balcony and removed the Nazi flag and replaced it with the
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Victor Hugo après 1852: l'exil, les dernières années et la mort du poète
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In 2006, the hotel was renovated for a visit by Queen
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Kriegsmarine
Hotel
Saint Helier
Jersey
Coordinates
49°10′59″N 02°06′31″W / 49.18306°N 2.10861°W / 49.18306; -2.10861
Saint Helier
Jersey
Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands
Liberation Day
Victor Hugo
First World War

Kriegsmarine
Reichskriegsflagge
Liberation of the Channel Islands
British Army
Union Jack
Liberation Day
Elizabeth II
British–Irish Council
British Isles


"How did the Pomme d'Or get its name?"
ISBN
978-1145995260

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