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Title: | Il-prigunieri Germanizi fil-Fortizza ta' Verdala: matul l-Ewwel Gwerra 1914-1918 |
Authors: | Scicluna, Joe |
Keywords: | Fort Verdala (Cospicua, Malta) Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 World War, 1914-1918 -- Malta -- History Muller, Karl von, 1873-1923 Emden (Cruiser) World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, German World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Malta Prisoners of war -- Malta -- Cospicua -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 Furst, Geo, 1888-1964 Art -- Exhibitions -- Malta -- Cospicua -- History -- 20th century Great Britain. Army. King's Own Malta Regiment -- History |
Issue Date: | 2017-12-31 |
Publisher: | Union Print Co. |
Citation: | Scicluna, Joe. (2017, December 31). Il-prigunieri Germanizi fil-Fortizza ta' Verdala: matul l-Ewwel Gwerra 1914-1918. Torca, pp. 26-27. |
Abstract: | L-Inglizi riedu jsibu post fejn joqoghdu t-truppi. Fl-1807, l-Inglizi biddlu l-kunvent tal-patrijiet Kapuccini fil-Furjana fi kwartier ghas-suldati. Inbnew ukoll kwartieri ohrajn bhal dawk ta’ San Klement u ta’ Pembroke. Il-Fortizza Verdala ta’ Bormla, inbniet mis-suldati tal-Korp tal-Inginieri. Fil-bidu tal-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija gie allokat ghal prigunieri tal-ghadu u wara serva bhala skola ghal dawk li kienu jaghmlu ezami biex jidhlu t-Tarzna. Fis-sebghinijiet il-Gvern irrangah f’appartamenti u djar ghal familji Maltin. Fil-Fortizza ta’ Verdala kien hemm mizmumin l-ufficjali, u s-suldati u rankijiet ohra kienu kkalzrati fil-kampijiet ta’ Sant Klement u fil-forti tas-Salvatur. Il-prigunieri kienu taht l-ghassa stretta tas-suldati tal-Kings Own Mata Regiment. Hafna mill-prigunieri kienu gejjin mill-Armata imma kien hemm ukoll nies pajzana barranin li kienu Malta meta bdiet il-Gwerra. Fost dawn kien hemm il-Kaptan tal-cruise Emden, Karl Von Muller. Il-Militar Ingliz ordnawlu biex lin-nies barranin li kienu jghixu Malta u li pajjizhom kien fi gwerra kontra l-alleati, jittiehdu u jinzammu f’kampijiet tal-prigunieri. Fil-fortizza Verdala, kien hemm xi prigunieri Germanizi u Awstrijaci, bhal Geo Furst, dilettanti tat-tpingija u fl-1915 tellghu wirja ta’pittura u skultura. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/34816 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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