Explore Malta’s pivotal role in WW2’s Mediterranean theater. Witness the island’s struggles against relentless Axis bombardment and its crucial role in maintaining supply lines amidst chaos. From Luftwaffe assaults to the Battle of Crete, discover how Malta’s resilience influenced the outcome of WW2.
00:00 The Mediterranean Front
04:30 The Battle of Matepan
11:45 The Fall of Crete
20:15 Collapse in the Western Desert
23:40 The Battle for Malta
31:10 Rommel Retreats
44:20 Operation Pedestal
47:50 Victory in Africa
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malta and laos the two most heavily bombed areas
Malta. Just another failure of Macho dictator Mussolini..
It would be so cool to do a historic tour of Libya. Too bad geopolitics in the current era make it dangerous. But I guess it's always been that way, Barbary Pirates and all…
Excellent, if summary, documentary.
I went to Malta as a child for a vacation one August in the early 90's. As we stepped off the plane, onto that rock, the heat was 40 degrees celcius (almost a record we were told) and I hated it. The bus journey to the hotel was insane, even with every window open. The next day at the beach, I fell asleep for 20 minutes in a small boat and woke up with heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Spent the next 2 days and nights in bed, vomitting, blisters covering my back, unable to sleep but watching the sun come up every morning through the window. I hated it. After I'd recovered, I refused to leave the hotel. Luckily I found they had a video arcade in the basement, so every day my Dad gave me 10 maltese pounds for drinks and credits, and I spent the entire last week playing Golden Axe and Hang On.
What a beautiful place. I studied abroad in Malta and stood on the Azure Window just a few years before it collapsesd. 🙃
Sorry about your luck
Sir Keith Park 💪🇳🇿
lot of talk about Greece when this is supposed to be about Malta – History Hits continues to be garbage !
Guten Morgen. Er zog kräftig am Faden und riss ihn. Er packte den Ast mit beiden Händen und brach ihn in zwei Teile. Er warf einen Stein und zerbrach das Glas. Der Wind zerbrach die Äste. Er schlug ihn und brach ihm die Zähne. Ich bin gestürzt und habe mir den Arm gebrochen. Mein Kopf wird explodieren.
Guten Morgen. Er gab etwas Zucker in die Soße, um den starken Tomaten-/Gewürzgeschmack aufzulockern. Ein weißer Kragen unterbrach leicht das Schwarz, das ihr Outfit dominierte.
An informative and wonderful historical coverage documentary about stubborn, furious remaining of military and naval forces of British empire & imperial commonwealth on Mediterranean sea and northern Africa shorelines…thank you 🙏( history Hit) page and (war stories ) channel for sharing
Lest we forget!! May all the gods bless the Allied Forces!! We will remember!!
Great Love to Malta from an Ozzie half cousin in Australia!! We will remember you!!