Battle of Grand Harbour (Q2026616)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Raid on Grand Harbour (Operazione MALTA-2), 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 (Decima MAS 10th Flotilla Torpedo Armed Motorboats) 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.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

L'Opération Malta Due est une opération de sabotage effectuée par la X^e Flottiglia MAS (ou DECIMA MAS) contre le port et la base navale de La Vallette des forces militaires britanniques situées à Malte, une des nombreuses opérations du Siège de Malte durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Am 26. Juli 1941 kam es im Rahmen des Zweiten Weltkrieges zu einem italienischen Angriff auf den Hafen von Valletta auf Malta. Diese Operation wurde von einem spezialisierten Kleinkampfmittelverband der italienischen Marine, der Decima Flottiglia MAS, unter dem Namen Operazione Malta Due (dt.: „Operation Malta Zwei“) durchgeführt. Die Ereignisse sind auf Malta auch als Battle of Grand Harbour (dt.: „Schlacht von Grand Harbour“) oder, auf Maltesisch, L-Attakk ta’ l-E-Boats (dt.: „Angriff der Sprengboote“) bekannt.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

L'attacco a Malta fu un'azione militare, denominata Operazione Malta Due, avvenuta durante la seconda guerra mondiale ad opera della Regia Marina italiana nel 1941.

Wikidata location: 35.9020, 14.5188 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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Conflicts in 1941	historic=battlefield
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