The siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy .

The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.

In the Siege of Malta (May–September 1565), the Knights Hospitaller successfully defended the island from an Ottoman Empire invasion, halting the Ottomans’ advance into the western Mediterranean.

The Battle of Malta took place on 8 July [n 1] 1283 in the entrance to the Grand Harbour, the principal harbour of Malta, as part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. An Aragonese fleet of galleys , commanded by Roger of Lauria , attacked and defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by Guillaume Cornut and Bartholomé Bonvin.

During the Battle of Malta, the main focus is what goes on at the tables, with most interest centered…

Feb 17, 2011 · In 1940, Malta found itself at the heart of a raging battle between Allied and Axis powers for naval control of the Mediterranean. Eric Groves asks why the Allies invested so much effort in ...

Nov 3, 2018 · At dawn on 18 May 1565, an invasion, which became known as the Siege of Malta, began when a fleet of Ottoman ships arrived at the island and docked at Marsaxlokk harbour. It was the job of the Knights of Malta, led by Jean Parisot de Valette, to protect the island from the Ottoman Empire.

Feb 17, 2011 · The British colony of Malta was crucial to the war in the Mediterranean. Hitler showed Malta no mercy and it has been estimated that the island was one of the most intensely bombed areas in the...

The annals of medieval warfare record a conflict of especial interest to those who love sea history—for every important clash in this war was a naval battle.

6 days ago · The siege of Malta presents a challenge to historians. There are two main sources: the important eyewitness account of the Italian knight Francesco Balbi; and the official history of the Hospitallers, written a generation later by another Italian knight, Giacomo Bosio. Both are confused, inconsistent and prone to exaggeration.