German military rule on Sark began on 4 July 1940, the day after the Guernsey Kommandant Major Albrecht Lanz and his interpreter and chief of staff Major Maas visited the island to inform the Dame and Seigneur (Sibyl and Robert Hathaway) of the new regime.
O goberno militar alemán en Sark comezou o 4 de xullo de 1940, o día despois que Guernsey o Kommandant Major Albrecht Lanz e o seu intérprete e xefe do Estado Maior Maior Maas visitou a illa para informar ao Dáme e Seigneur ( Sibila e Robert Hathaway) do novo réxime.