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The Malta's geographical position, halfway between the strategic British bases at Sicilian Channel between Sicily and Tunis and on the sea route between Italy and its possessions in Libya, made it a vital base for control of the Mediterranean sea routes. For Britain this was the short route, via the Suez Canal, to its colonies in India, East Africa and the Far East and also to the major oil producers of Iraq and Iran .
During the first year of the war, however, this region was a military backwater. Much of the coast was under more... )
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