1942 ⟶ Convoy Operations to Malta Fail
Two convoys moving toward Malta suffer heavy losses; German ...
Year
1941
1942
🚢 Malta Relieved by Convoy
Malta is relieved by a convoy.⟶
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🚢 Convoy Operations to Malta Fail
Two convoys moving toward Malta suffer heavy losses; German air forces continue to bomb the island itself. Operation Harpoon arrives in Malta, but only two of the six supply ships survive; one of them has lost part of its cargo due to mine damage. The sinking of the tanker Kentucky means that there will be precious little aviation fuel added to the dwindling RAF stocks on Malta. Late in the day, Operation Vigorous is cancelled; the convoy diverts back to Alexandria.⟶
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🚢 Convoy Reaches Malta After Heavy Losses
A fractured convoy reaches Malta, after heavy losses to the Luftwaffe and an Italian sea force. Continued heavy bombing attacks on the island with slight opposition from overtaxed RAF air forces.⟶
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🚢 Convoy to Malta Decimated
A convoy to Malta is decimated by the Luftwaffe and U-boats.⟶
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🚢 Malta Convoy: Partial Success
Disastrous end to the Malta convoy, but one tanker and four merchant ships get through.⟶
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