Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country comprising an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. It was a crown colony of the British Empire from 1813 until 1964.
In the First World War, an estimated 15,000 Maltese, approximately 20 per cent of the island's male population, served in the British Armed Forces.Starling, John Starling, Lee, Ivor Lee & Holmes, Professor Richard (2014), No Labour, No Battle: Military Labour During the First World War. During the Second World War, Malta was subject to a sustained bombing campaign by the air forces of Italy and Germany. The two-year siege of the island caused considerable hardship and was recognised by the unprecedented collective awarding of the George Cross by King George VI.
Maltese were extensively employed in the Royal Navy, usually as stewards and bandsmen. Dozens died serving aboard Royal Navy warships in the Battle of Jutland, while some 70 Maltese sailors died on 20 January 1918, when HMS Louvain was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat UC-22. A few enlisted in the regular British Army, although most who served in the army were recruited into local units.
==Army==
Colonial units:
*Royal Malta ArtilleryKing's Own & Royal Malta Artillery, afm.gov.mt. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
**1st Coast Regiment
**2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
**3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
**4th Searchlight Regiment
**5th Coast Regiment
**5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
**6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
**7th Anti-Aircraft Battery
**8th Searchlight Battery
**11th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
**14th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
*The King's Own Royal Malta Regiment
*The Malta Militia Division of Submarine Miners (1892-1921)
*24th Malta Fortress Squadron, Royal Engineers
*Army Service Corps Malta - active during the Second World War
*Malta Royal Army Ordnance Corps - active during the Second World War
*Maltese Labour Corps - active during the First World War
==Notes==
Category:Maltese military personnel