How significant were the determination and resilience of the civilian population during the siege of Malta and was the award of the George Cross justified??
2006-06-07 03:54:56 · 5 answers · asked by Buffy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
'If you think it wasnt justified you are badly mistaken!!!! The country was under seige and the people were constantly bombed...had no water and no food. the fruit was covered with dust from the bombings and many people were ill or died through contamination. The people were proud to be British and to fight for freedom. Some of the people there are more patriotic towards England than the English themselves despite their ancestory coming from 8 different nations. Remember one thing....if it wasnt for the Maltese people the war could have been lost to the Italians and the Germans!!!! Malta was the only British stronghold left at the time and the English had only three small aircraft called Faith Hope and Charity. The Germans were attacking Malta from North Africa and the Italians from Italy....considering Sicily is about 60 miles away from Malta you can see the disadvantage. The Maltese are not new to threat being a small island and they managed to keep out the Arabs when they were attacking countries along the |Mediterranean.The Maltese are a peace loving people and will give you the clothes off of their backs if you asked them but they are also a very determined (stubborn?} race .Remember also that the Knights Templar were also living there during the Crusades.
Was the awarding of the George Cross justified? Yes it certainly was.....I dont think there are a more courageous and brave people considering the size of the island.
Excuse me. We are NOT Maltesers ....they are chocolate coated honeycomb sweets....we are MALTESE
2006-06-07 04:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Without the support and detrmination of the Maltese people (Maltesers?) it would have been hard to justify the near starvation and daily bombing that all on the islands endured during the war. I firmly believe that without this determination the island would have capitulated - would this have had an effect on the outcome of the war? Who knows....
It is hard to dispute that the award of the George Cross to the Island was a major propaganda exercise but it did go some way to show the inhabitants and defenders of the island how much their daily struggle was acknowledged in London where good news stories, no matter how small where hard to find in 1941/42.
2006-06-07 11:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by david b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George went to Malta and got ripped off in a taxi,therefore 'cross'.....simple.
2006-06-07 10:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the highest Commonwealth decoration awared for acts of conspicuous gallantry not in the face of the enemy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross
2006-06-07 10:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by jokin20A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-07 10:58:16 · answer #5 · answered by Shrimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋