On the night of 9th/10th July 1943, the SRS was tasked with silencing an Italian coastal battery that posed a threat to the Allied landings.

Disaster strikes; the battle at the Ponte Grande; and the human cost of Operation Ladbroke.

On 9th/10th July 1943, British airborne forces carried out the first mass glider assault by Allied forces, as part of Operation Husky.

During WW2, the Royal Malta Artillery was tasked with anti-aircraft as well as coastal defence of the Maltese Islands.

The forces that were available to defend Malta in the event of an invasion by the Axis powers during World War Two.

On 4th April 1807, a group of around 200 soldiers of the Froberg Regiment rose up against their own officers and seized Fort Ricasoli.

For a century and a half, Malta was to become a fortress, and it is therefore no surprise that the British Army's legacy is still evident.