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Mellieħa, being an isolated village with no military objectives, suffered relatively few attacks during World War II. Bombs occasionally did fall in the area, but mostly in fields and on rocky garigue. So it proved to be a safe haven for many refugees who haAttack on the recruits’ camp at Għadira – April 25, 1942
Mellieħa, being an isolated village with no military objectives, suffered relatively few attacks during World War II. Bombs occasionally did fall in the area, but mostly in fields and on rocky garigue. So it proved to be a safe haven for many refugees who had abandoned their hometowns and found shelter in the small village. Some even chose to live in surrounding caves, preferring the damp and discomfort to enemy bombs. But all was to change on April 25, 1942, when the Germans decided to focus their attention on the Recruits Camp at Għadira. In March 1942, it was decided to set up a training camp for King’s Own Malta Regiment recruits at Għadira, Mellieħa Bay. Instructors to train the recruits were to come from other battalions on the island. The camp was to be under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H.D. Chaplin. On March 29, all necessary items were transported to the camp, and by that same evening, soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment had set up tents on already-existing concrete platforms. These tents were to serve as accommodation for the green troops. Two days later, instructors and staff arrived and a conference was held by Lt Col Chaplin. Read more
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