Raid on Grand Harbour
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raid-on-grand-harbour-206-4198834
title:
Raid on Grand Harbour
text:
The Raid on Grand Harbour, was an Italian raid against Allied shipping in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta in the early morning of 26 July 1941 during the Second World War. MTM explosive motorboat pilots and Frogmen from the Decima Flottiglia Motoscafi Armati Siluranti of the Regia Marina conducted a raid to penetrate the harbour and attack British shipping. The attackers destroyed the St Elmo Bridge trying to enter the harbour, before being driven off by fire from the coastal defences. The Decima
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wiki
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description:
Part of World War II in Malta
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Grand_Harbour
date created:
2022-06-19T16:00:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:52:39Z
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