Malta Siege

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:cultural_impact Commemoration events
Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for films
Inspiration for documentaries
Memorials in Malta
gptkbp:date May 1943
June 1940
November 1942
gptkbp:duration 1940 to 1943
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military tactics used
Role of intelligence
Civilian resilience
Logistics of supply
Legacy of the siege
Impact on post-war Malta
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Mediterranean theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malta Siege
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Civilian_casualties
Military casualties
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Sir_William_Dobbie
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkbp:location gptkb:Malta
gptkbp:military_strategy Guerilla warfare
Supply convoys
Air and naval blockade
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Hercules
The George Cross awarded to Malta
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of Axis supply lines
Strengthened Allied position
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_Malta
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Operation_Baytown
gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic base in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6