During World War II, Spain was, ostensibly, neutral. Gibraltar was a vital, strategic outpost, that helped secure Britains supply lines with Crete, Malta, her armies in Egypt, and, via the Suez Canal, the Far East. As the tide of war changed Gibraltar became a staging post for the invasion of Sicily and the opening of a new front in southern Europe. The tiny outpost was a major thorn in Hitler's side and he and his allies, Italy, went to great lengths to negate Gibraltar's role. These are the stories of what went on behind closed doors, unknown to the general public at the time.
In response to the German and Spanish threat to Gibraltar during WWII, Britain prepared plans to invade Spain ... Read the complete article >>
With the fall of France in June 1940, Gibraltar became the only allied territory on mainland Europe. It became the ‘Jewel in th ... Read the complete article >>
Operation Relator was a plan to use Special Forces, trained in guerrilla warfare, sabotage, explosives, firearms, survival traini ... Read the complete article >>
Soon after Italy entered WWII, Italian Regia Marina started underwater operations designed to sink allied shipping at Gibraltar. ... Read the complete article >>
Operation Felix, the German plan to capture Gibraltar in 1940 during World War 2 ... Read the complete article >>
The WWII Evacuation of Gibraltar. Following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, the British Government decid ... Read the complete article >>
Operation Tracer. A secret WWII operation to insert men in concealed tunnels in Gibraltar, Malta and Aden to monitor German naval ... Read the complete article >>
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