▁the ▁other ▁Channel ▁Islands , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁g arr isons ▁to ▁surrender ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁population ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁start ▁returning ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁O T ▁workers ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁Ald er ney , ▁or ▁in ▁sh ipping ▁that ▁was ▁s unk ; ▁the ▁remaining ▁in m ates ▁transferred ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁States ▁( A lder ney ' s ▁gover ning ▁body ) ▁decl ine ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁sites ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁labour ▁cam ps . ▁Local ▁historian ▁Col in ▁Part ridge ▁feels ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁loc als ' ▁desire ▁to ▁dis soci ate ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁accus ations ▁of ▁collaboration . ▁A ▁f aded ▁mem orial ▁plate , ▁t uck ed ▁away ▁behind ▁the ▁island ' s ▁parish ▁church , ▁v agu ely ▁mentions ▁ 4 5 ▁Soviet ▁citizens ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁Ald er ney ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 4 5 , ▁without ▁saying ▁how ▁they ▁died ▁and ▁why . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁camp ▁list ▁ ▁Neu eng am me ▁concentration ▁camp ▁sub camp ▁list ▁ ▁The ▁Hol oca ust ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁L ager ▁Sy lt ▁Con cent r ation ▁Camp ▁A ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁slave ▁labour er ▁ ▁Category : N azi ▁German ▁cam ps ▁on ▁Ald er ney ▁Category : Ne u