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The Lascaris War Rooms contained operations rooms for each of the fighting services, from where both the defence of Malta and other operations in the Mediterranean were coordinated. The Operation Headquarters at Lascaris communicated directly with radar stations around the Maltese islands, and it was equipped with Type X machines. The fleets ...
Fort Lascaris, also known as Lascaris Battery or Lascaris Bastion – a casemated battery near St. Peter & St. Paul Bastion, built by the British between 1854 and 1856. The Lascaris War Rooms are located nearby. [57] Marina Curtain, also known as Liesse Curtain – curtain wall linking St. Peter & St. Paul and St. Barbara Bastions.
Malta, an island of only 117 square miles, had been more heavily bombed than London had been during their blitz. [4] ... Malta at War Museum; Lascaris War Rooms, ...
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During the Second World War, the Lascaris War Rooms were dug under the Upper Barrakka Gardens and the casemates of the Lascaris Battery, into rock. [5] The network of tunnels and chambers located 150 feet (46 m) below the Upper Barrakka Gardens and the Saluting Battery were used as “The War Rooms” of Britain's War HQ in Malta. [6]
The battery was manned by the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Malta Artillery. The Upper Barrakka and the Saluting Battery were significantly damaged by aerial bombardment. During the war, the Lascaris War Rooms were built in tunnels dug under the battery and gardens. [7] After the war, the damage to the battery and gardens was ...
Lascaris War Rooms; Malta at War Museum; Malta Classic Car Museum; Malta Aviation Museum; Malta Maritime Museum; Malta Postal Museum; Mdina Cathedral Museum; Mnajdra Temples; MUŻA; National Museum of Archaeology; National Museum of Ethnography; National Museum of Natural History; National War Museum; Natural Science Museum; Old Prison; Palace ...
The Lazzaretto (Maltese: Lazzarett) is a former quarantine facility and hospital on Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta. It is a complex of various buildings dating back to between the 17th and 19th centuries. Most of the structures still exist, although they are in a bad state due to damage sustained during World War II and over 30 years of ...