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Siege of Malta

The Siege of Malta (or Battle 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 the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.

Siege of Malta
Siege of Malta · Russell, J E (Lt) - Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
11 Jun 1940 – 20 Nov 1942
Where
Crown Colony of Malta
Era
Modern

Topics

Malta1565 – todayUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1731 – 1942

Before and after

Siege of Lille1940Treaty of Craiova1940Show on timeline

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Malta (World War II), CC BY-SA 4.0