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The siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.
Operation Herkules (German: Unternehmen Herkules; Italian: Operazione C3) was the German code-name given to an abortive plan for the invasion of Malta during the Second World War. Through air and sea landings, the Italians and Germans hoped to eliminate Malta as a British air and naval base and secure an uninterrupted flow of supplies across ...
[1] [2] It was signed by Marshal Pietro Badoglio for Italy, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Allies, at Malta aboard the British battleship HMS Nelson. The armistice was also referred to as the Long Armistice in Italy, which the shorter version of the long armistice was already signed at the Armistice of Cassibile.
Ceres (1942) — scheme for safe unloading and dispersal of Pedestal cargoes at Malta; Perpetual (1941) — delivery of aircraft to Malta; Picket (1942) — delivery of 16 Spitfires to Malta from HMS Eagle and Argus; Pilgrim (1941) — contingency plan to seize Canary Islands; Pinpoint (1942) — delivery run to Malta by HMS Welshman
World War II Fort Campbell ( Maltese : Forti Campbell or Fortizza ta' Campbell ), also known locally as Il-Fortizza ta' Selmun , [ 1 ] is a former fort in Mellieħa , Malta. It was built by the British during 1937 and 1938.
Pages in category "World War II sites in Malta" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have sailed through the harbour in Malta before throwing a wreath and posy into the sea to commemorate British and Maltese lives lost during the Second World War.
Throughout the war, around 1000 people worked in the rooms, including 240 soldiers. After the war, Lascaris became the Headquarters of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet . They played an active part during the Suez Crisis of 1956, and were put into full alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, when a Soviet missile strike against Malta ...