Deportations from the German-occupied Channel Islands refers to a specific wave of deportations by Nazi Germany of British citizens who were residents of the Channel Islands. The stated reason was retaliation for internment of German citizens in Persia by the British Government. On direct instructions from Adolf Hitler, and in breach of both International Law and the terms of surrender signed in July 1940, Nazi German forces deported and interned 2,300 Channel Island civilian residents who had committed no crimes.