Siege

Siege of Malta

11 Jun 1940 – 20 Nov 1942 · 35.88° N, 14.45° E

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When
11 Jun 1940 – 20 Nov 1942
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
35.88° N, 14.45° E
Description
1942 military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre of the Second World War
War
World War II

Siege of Malta (World War II)

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 the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.

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