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German paratrooper throwing a grenade into a British Bren gun post

Reenactment of the proposed German invasion of Malta, 1942 code named Operation Herkules and Operazione C3. The invasion never actually took place as it was cancelled in November 1942. The island was however heavily bombed during 1940 to 1942 becoming one of the most bombed places on Earth during WWII

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Uploaded on October 17, 2016
Taken on October 16, 2016