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  2. Siege of Malta. Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of the Second World War. Service personnel and civilians clear bombing debris from Kingsway in Valletta in 1942. Date. 11 June 1940 – 20 November 1942. (2 years, 5 months, 1 week and 2 days) [1] Location. Malta. Result.

  3. During a campaign that lasted 2 years and 5 months, the Allies lost 716 airplanes, 1 battleship, 2 aircraft carriers, 4 cruisers, 19 destroyers, 38 submarines, and about 2300 airmen killed or wounded. The Maltese lost 1300 civilians killed, thousands more wounded, and 30,000 buildings destroyed or damaged.

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  4. Feb 17, 2011 · The Siege of Malta in World War Two. By Dr Eric Grove. Last updated 2011-02-17. In 1940, Malta found itself at the heart of a raging battle between Allied and Axis powers for naval...

  5. By John Brown. When World War II began in September 1939, just nine months before the Siege of Malta, its three small islands in the central Mediterranean were still considered part of the British Commonwealth. Soon, Maltas geographical position would prove to be one of the most decisive factors of the war in the Mediterranean.

  6. Feb 17, 2011 · Dates: 1940 to 1943. Outcome: One of the most heavily bombed populations resisted capitulation to the Axis powers and the nation was awarded the George Cross in 1942. The British colony of Malta...

  7. Jan 19, 2024 · With air and naval superiority, further Allied convoys were able to get through to Malta, and the “siege” was lifted. Malta was saved and would serve as an important staging point for Allied landing operations in North Africa, Sicily, and the Italian mainland.

  8. About the Seige. Despite being one of the smallest countries in Europe, Malta endured some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War thanks to its strategic location on the main supply lines to North Africa and the Suez Canal. The island entered the conflict in June 1940 when Italy declared war on the Allies and attacked Valletta.

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