Communist Party of Jersey
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The Communist Party of Jersey, a political party
on the island of Jersey
. The CPJ seems to have had a semi-autonomous relation to the Communist Party of Great Britain
.
During the Second World War, when Jersey
was under Nazi
occupation, the CPJ-leader Norman Le Brocq
led a resistance group called Jersey Democratic Movement. The resistance helped many of the Soviet
forced labourers that the Germans had brought to the island. JDM, the CPJ and Transport and General Workers’ Union distributed antioccupation propaganda. They also distributed leaflets to German soldiers, encouraging mutiny.The Jersey War Tunnels occupation museum possesses a copy of such a leaflet (in English).
After the war Norman Le Brocq was elected deputy in Jersey
.
In 1966, Le Brocq and 19 other islanders were awarded gold watches by the Soviet Union as a sign of gratitude for their role in the resistance movement.
Le Brocq led the Fishery Advisory Committee until his death.
After his death, a fishing vessel was named after Le Brocq. There is also a Community Worker award named after him.
The current existence of CPJ is unclear. Most probably it has been disbanded.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
on the island of Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
. The CPJ seems to have had a semi-autonomous relation to the Communist Party of Great Britain
Communist Party of Great Britain
The Communist Party of Great Britain was the largest communist party in Great Britain, although it never became a mass party like those in France and Italy. It existed from 1920 to 1991.-Formation:...
.
During the Second World War, when Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
was under Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
occupation, the CPJ-leader Norman Le Brocq
Norman Le Brocq
Norman Le Brocq was a Jersey politician.- Biography :He participated in the resistance to German occupation in the Second World War, and was one of the founding members of the Jersey Democratic Movement, a communist party, which by the end of the war in 1945 had grown to 18...
led a resistance group called Jersey Democratic Movement. The resistance helped many of the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
forced labourers that the Germans had brought to the island. JDM, the CPJ and Transport and General Workers’ Union distributed antioccupation propaganda. They also distributed leaflets to German soldiers, encouraging mutiny.The Jersey War Tunnels occupation museum possesses a copy of such a leaflet (in English).
After the war Norman Le Brocq was elected deputy in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
.
In 1966, Le Brocq and 19 other islanders were awarded gold watches by the Soviet Union as a sign of gratitude for their role in the resistance movement.
Le Brocq led the Fishery Advisory Committee until his death.
After his death, a fishing vessel was named after Le Brocq. There is also a Community Worker award named after him.
The current existence of CPJ is unclear. Most probably it has been disbanded.
External links
- 20 islanders awarded by Soviet Embassy, from Jersey Evening Post 1966
- Deputy Le Brocq stands by 'Morning Star' quotes, Jersey Evening Post 1969
- BBC on the Norman Le Brocq award