Fort Saint Elmo
In 1917, the first heart operation to be performed on a soldier was done at St Elmo. During the Second World War, the fort was heavily fortified. It was bombed on 11 June 1940 and attacked by the Italian Navy on 26 July 1941.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Lennard Bolijn
Nearby
Museum
- The National War Museum (Fort St Elmo) - Valletta
- The Fortress Builders - Fortification Interpretation Centre - Valletta
- Lascaris War Rooms - Valletta
Point of interest
Monument
- Siege Bell War Memorial - Valletta
- Memorial Napoleon Bonaparte - Valletta
- Memorial Malta Artillery - Floriana
Cemetery
- Malta War Memorial - Floriana
- Commonwealth War Graves Capuccini (Kalkara) - Kalkara
- Polish War Graves Kalkara - Kalkara
Fortification
Ship wreck
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