Military history of Gibraltar during World War II | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/05/2019

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00:02:38 1 Prelude and evacuation
00:07:27 2 Royal Air Force involvement: 1939–1941
00:09:07 3 Vichy French attacks: 1940
00:11:45 4 Operation Felix: 1940–1941
00:14:27 5 Italian bombing of Gibraltar
00:16:04 6 Italian frogmen raids 1940–1943
00:17:02 7 Abwehr saboteurs from Spain
00:22:10 8 Operation Tracer: 1941–1942
00:26:06 9 Mediterranean U-boat Campaign: 1941–1944
00:26:57 10 North African Campaign: 1942
00:30:08 10.1 War tunnels
00:31:05 11 Death of Władysław Sikorski: 1943
00:32:36 11.1 Investigation
00:33:31 12 Aftermath
00:34:59 13 Notes
00:35:08 14 See also



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The military history of Gibraltar during World War II exemplifies Gibraltar's position as a British fortress since the early 18th century and as a vital factor in British military strategy, both as a foothold on the continent of Europe, and as a bastion of British sea power. During World War II, Gibraltar served a vital role in both the Atlantic Theatre and the Mediterranean Theatre, controlling virtually all naval traffic into and out of the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.In addition to its commanding position, Gibraltar provided a strongly defended harbour from which ships could operate in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Force H, under the command of Vice-Admiral James Somerville was based in Gibraltar and had the task of maintaining naval superiority and providing a strong escort for convoys to and from the besieged island of Malta. During the course of the war, Gibraltar came under aerial bombardment from Vichy French aircraft and from aircraft of the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) based on Sardinia. Additionally, the fortress was the focus of underwater attacks by the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) commando frogman unit (Decima Flottiglia MAS) and their human torpedoes. This Italian unit was based on the interned Italian ship SS Olterra in the nearby Spanish harbour of Algeciras. A number of attacks were also carried out by Spanish and Gibraltarian agents acting on behalf of the German Abwehr.
Inside the Rock of Gibraltar itself, miles of tunnels were excavated from the limestone. Masses of rock were blasted out to build an "underground city". In huge man-made caverns, barracks, offices, and a fully equipped hospital were constructed, complete with an operating theatre and X-ray equipment.Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942, was coordinated from the "Rock". General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was given command of the operation, set up his headquarters in Gibraltar during the planning phases of the operation. Following the successful completion of the North African campaign and the surrender of Italy in 1943, Gibraltar's role shifted from a forward operating base to a rear-area supply position. The harbour continued to operate dry docks and supply depots for the convoy routes through the Mediterranean until V-E Day in 1945.