Operation Pedestal

When

3 Aug 1942 – 15 Aug 1942

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.17° N, 5.41° W

Description

battle in the Mediterranean Sea in 1942 during WWII

War

World War II

Battle in the Mediterranean Sea in 1942 during WWII

Operation Pedestal, known in Malta as Il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija, was a British operation to carry supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942, during the Second World War. British ships, submarines and aircraft from Malta attacked Axis convoys to Libya, during the North African Campaign (1940–1943). From 1940 to 1942, the Axis conducted the Siege of Malta, with air and naval forces.

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