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The Espero's last stand helped delay Britain's Malta convoys
On June 28, 1940, the Italian destroyer Espero was intercepted in the Ionian Sea while carrying supplies and anti-tank troops ...
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The convoy that survived the Mediterranean trap
In August 1942, Britain sent Operation Pedestal into one of the most dangerous sea routes of World War II to keep Malta alive. The convoy carried food, ammunition, and urgently needed fuel, while Axis ...
Royal Navy veteran David A. Thomas has written a book about the various convoys to Malta, appropriately called "Malta Convoys", including the famous 1942 convoy Operation Pedestal. Mr Thomas fought in ...
My father, Reginald Baynton, was a seaman on the Malta convoy that broke through the German blockade and led the relief of Malta. Although his medal was awarded to him in 1992, he was never able to ...
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