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My Uncle was RN in Malta,
He later married a Maltese Lady so l have relations still there.
Bonner Fellers
My late Uncle, Henry Sless was Seventh Engineer on board the SS Ohio. D.S.C. London Gazette 22 December 1942: ‘Operation Pedestal’. Presented at an investiture held on 23 March 1943.
I knew about operation pedestal, but not the details, Thank you so much.
The Ohio couldn't have withstood another teaspoon of seawater. But what REALLY kept her afloat was the collective will of those charged with holding her up, and that will proved strong enough. What a helluva story! <3
Good video. It included many pictures I had never seen before. A movie was made concerning Malta during the war and if I remember right included this operation. "The Malta Story", made in 1953 starring Alec Guinness, has some great views of Malta as much of the movie was filmed there. It can be found on youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfuMMcSZFWc
My God , I have read books & seen several other great videos regarding this incredible operation, yet I still had goosebumps & tears in my eyes watching this. The amazing gallantry & determination of these men both Merchantman & Royal Navy under the most horrendous circumstances leaves me in awe. Let's be honest if this had been an American operation there would have been 20 Hollywood movies made about this incredible event . As it is , it is hardly known about .
My old mate from Malta Joe Pace lived through this and moved to Australia many years ago. Malta as a nation suffered beyond belief. MORAL…never give up.
I think you forgot Faith, Hope and Charity. Three Swordfish biplanes was all Malta had before reinforcements. These beasts had 1200 BHP engines and could out turn any enemy aircraft but three against dozens ? They crippled the Bismark. I am old and studied many sea battles, but NONE can equal Pedestal, not even Nelson. Gawd, we used to like (?) a punch up.
My Dad was in the U.S. Navy, & said the crew used to watch the torpedos go by in the water. Yes, some very brave men!
Superb, clear, and thorough account of one of WWII’s pivotal moments!
I’ve heard the saying to conquer or to die. For these brave merchant marine it was to supply or the island dies and supply they did.
An outstanding episode. I was so much engrossed in the action that I got a stomach ache…. Thank you for bringing Operation Pedestal to us in your masterfully worded, suspense-filled, and rapid-fire narrative style. Whew.
Italy was controlled by traitors and spies, that's why they never invaded Malta.
And now, the cause for which they sacrificed so much:
The UK is being hollowed out and destroyed as a cultural entity by Deliberate, Indiscriminate, Mass, IMMIGRATION!
HMS Manchester was run aground on the Tunisian shoreline,all crew were captured by the Vichy French and held POW at the desert town of Laguat until freed in November by US forces.
You had me emotionally caught up in the battle for Malta, well told.
Great video over all, nice to get a more thorough analysis of this particular event.
my only nitpick here is that HMS Manchester, Nigeria, and Kenya are light cruisers not heavy cruisers
60 miles! Only 60 miles from Axis territory!
I once knew Roger Hill, who was the captain of HMS Ledbury.
His stories of this mission were quite traumatic to simply listen to!
At one point he commanded Ledbury to sail directly into the flames leaping hundred of feet into the air, and had his crew drop ropes over the side to pickup sailors from the drink.
Despite hearing the story told by several other people in videos over the years, I still have trouble comprehending it.
It's worth noting that the final round of war between Britain and Napoleon Bonaparte was ignited by dispute over control of Malta
They would have had less than 15 minutes warning before the axis aircraft reached their targets?
My late father was a stoker on bored the Cruiser HMS Nigeria all through operation pedestal