Open weekend at Fort Manoel

Vince DeBono

Oct 29th 2009, 19:37

Last week's publicity explicitly left the date out. So I did not go, obviously. Obviously I checked - on the midi website - and found the actual dates.... very useful this internet.

I cannot make it for the interesting lecture programme. I suggested they be recorded and uploaded + have been assured (by midi) that they are planning a publication about the fort.

Dr A Licari

Oct 29th 2009, 18:28

Last Sunday the open weekend was mentioned in this paper. The visits were supposed to be possible last weekend. I went on Sunday and so did many other people. We were told by a person at the entrance that the visits were possible the following weekend. No apology for this mistake from the organisers?

Charles Ellul

Oct 29th 2009, 17:12

here is a photo of Malta Special Services training during WW2 at Fort Emanuel

http://www.afrikakorps.org/maltesespecialservicetroops.htm

L Debono

Oct 29th 2009, 15:06

I would like to point out that during WW2 Fort Emanuel was the home of the very first Special Forces of the British Army. The Lapaik special warfare school, named after its founder Cpt Jock Lapraik, was set out right in the confines of fort Emanuel.

Candidates that attended training at this school including the members from the British Special Boat Service and the Malta Special Service, were later sent on raiding missions in North Africa Greece and Sicily.