Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 5 dic 1942
- Tipo
- Operación militar
- Coordenadas
- 35.90° N, 14.52° E
- Description
- 1942 convoy to Malta in WWII
Operation Portcullis
Convoy to Malta in WWII
Operation Portcullis was the voyage of the Allied Convoy MW 14 with supplies to Malta from Port Said in Egypt during the Second World War. The convoy followed the success of Operation Stoneage which had raised the Siege of Malta. Four merchant ships were escorted to Malta by seven destroyers of the 12th Destroyer Flotilla, supported by three cruisers of the 15th Cruiser Squadron and three destroyers from Alexandria.
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- Biscari massacre14 jul 1943 · Masacre · Muertes 73
- Battle of Gela10 jul 1943 · Batalla
- Armistice of Cassibile3 sept 1943 · Tratado
- Operation Ladbroke9 jul 1943 · Operación militar
- Siege of Malta11 jun 1940 · Asedio
- Canicattì massacre14 jul 1943 · Masacre · Muertes 8