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Title: Il-vittmi tal-gwerra f’San Pawl il-Baħar
Authors: Bezzina, John
Keywords: War victims -- Malta -- St. Paul's Bay -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- Malta
St. Paul's Bay (Malta) -- History -- 20th century
Explosives, Military -- Accidents -- Malta
Bombing, Aerial -- Malta -- St. Paul's Bay -- History -- 20th century
Search and rescue boats -- Malta -- History -- 20th century
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Air/Sea Rescue Service
Operation Husky, 1943
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily
Issue Date: 1997
Publisher: San Pawl il-Baħar : Soċjetà Mużikali San Pawl
Citation: Bezzina, J. (1997). Il-vittmi tal-gwerra f’San Pawl il-Baħar. Festa Marija Addolorata, San Pawl il-Baħar, 1997, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115.
Abstract: Fil-11 ta' Settembru 1943, Sir Winston Churchill bagħat lil President tal-Amerika Roosevelt, messaġġ qasir ħafna li dak inhar stess kien intbgħatu mill-Ammirall Cunningham. Il-messaġġ kien jinqara ħekk: "Il-Flotta Taljana tinsab taħt il-mira tal-kanuni ta' Malta". Hames biċċiet tal-gwerra Taljani cioe il-battleship "Duilo Doria", il-Cruser "Pompeo Magno" kienu daħlu San Pawl il-Baħar fl-10 ta' Settembru,fil-waqt li l-għada, waslu l-battleships "Vittorio Veneto" u "Italia" flimkien ma ħames cruisers "Eugenio di Savola", "Duca D'Aosta", "Montacuccoli", Duca degli Abbruzzi" u "Garibalsi" flimkien mad-destroyers "Velite", "Gregale", Artigliere", "Lagionario", u "Oriani" waslu Malta. Biċċiet oħra tal-flotta Taljana waslu fil-jiem ta' wara, b'kollox 76 biċċa.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/75791
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