Those islanders who stayed suffered extreme deprivation. The hostile Nazi command was intent on imposing its way of life on the Islands. The private use of cars, for instance, was banned and the best vehicles were quickly requisitioned by the Germans. As a consequence, the islanders&#x27; were limited to bicycles and walking. Villages and towns were given German names, clocks were set to Central European time and social groups could only meet by permission of the German High Command.