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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.
British warship in the Grand Harbour in 1896. In 1825, the Maltese scudo and the other circulating currencies at the time were officially replaced by the pound sterling, with the lowest-valued coin being a one-third farthing coin minted at irregular intervals, the last such issue occurring in 1913, keeping alive the tradition of the Maltese "grano", equal to one-twelfth of a penny.
On 13 October 1943, Badoglio accompanied by General Maxwell announced the declaration of war of the Kingdom of Italy on Nazi Germany, and became a co-belligerent fighting alongside the Allies. On 9 November 1943, the documents was amended and was accepted by Italy and the Allies.
Malta has been inhabited since 5900 BC. DNA analysis indicates that the first inhabitants originated from various European and African regions of the Mediterranean.They practiced mixed farming after clearing most of the existing conifer forest that dominated the islands, but their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable.
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The Malta Tramway service is terminated. 1930: The 1921 Constitution is suspended. 31 March: The Malta Railway service is terminated. [32] 1934: English and Maltese are declared the official languages of Malta, to the exclusion of Italian which had been the primary language of government, commerce, education and culture in Malta for more than ...
Malta was declared a county and a marquisate, ... [122] [123] [124] During the war Malta played an important role for the Allies; being a British colony, ...
During the summit, Bush and Gorbachev declared an end to the Cold War, although whether it was truly such is a matter of debate. News reports of the time referred to the Malta Summit as one of the most important since World War II , when British prime minister Winston Churchill , Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin and US President Franklin ...