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| Description | During the Second World War, Malta was continuously being attacked by Italian Fascist and German Nazi aircraft which threatened the lives not only of the military defenders but also of the unarmed populace. One of the projects which the British High Command took in hand was to pepper around the island concrete gun posts from where they could keep watch over any incoming enemy aircraft and alert the population. We still find a lot of gun posts in very unlikely places such as in the middle of a field or on high ground. The authorities were aware that the Italian High Command had a plan known with the code C3 by which they would be landing along Dingli Cliffs and also use parachute regiments for paratroopers to land on the flat fields although this would be hampered by the many rubble walls which crisscross the fields. This gun post forms part of the fortifications around Valletta near Fort St Elmo; the British utilized the massive fortifications left by the Order of St John and enhanced their strength with new up to date fortifications. - MALTA |
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| Author | KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima at https://flickr.com/photos/14752872@N03/3011914805. It was reviewed on 27 August 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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