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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54718| Title: | 70th anniversary of Operation Pedestal known in Malta as the Santa Maria Convoy : Malta in World War II |
| Authors: | Fryer, Gavin |
| Keywords: | Santa Maria Convoy, 1942 Operation Pedestal, 1942 Ohio (Tanker) World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence Naval convoys -- Malta -- History -- 20th century Naval convoys -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century |
| Issue Date: | 2012-08 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Gavin, F. (2012). 70th anniversary of Operation Pedestal known in Malta as the Santa Maria Convoy : Malta in World War II. Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society: no. 41(2) : August 2012, 2-12 |
| Abstract: | The Feast of the Assumption of Mary (St Mary Feast - il-festa ta' Santa Marija) is a public holiday in Malta, celebrated on the 15th August in eight parishes in Malta and one in Gozo. The Ohio one of the merchant man of the convoy arrived in Malta on this particular day bringing to Malta much needed supplies, when Malta because of lack of provisions was on the verge of surrendering to Nazi Germany. Consequently, the Maltese with pride call it the Santa Marija Convoy. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/54718 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 2012 - 41(2) |
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| 70th anniversary of Operation Pedestal known in Malta as the Santa Maria Convoy.pdf | 2.6 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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