Malta awarded George Cross

15th April 1942: In a morale boosting gesture the King recognises the suffering of the people of Malta as they endure daily bombing

Residents of a house in Kingsway (Strada Reale) trying to salvage some of their belongings after the house had received a direct hit.

The sustained air attack on Malta reached its peak in April 1942 with over 280 air raids during the whole month, almost 10 a day. The brunt of the attack was borne by the civilian population with most of the small towns ha…