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The Malta Naval Cemetery is situated in Kalkara (opposite Valletta across the Grand Harbour). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is currently responsible for the care of this site. More than 1,000 soldiers (who died during the First and Second World Wars) were buried there including the Polish soldiers who fell in fight for Malta between 1942 and 1943. Six Polish airmen and two sailors were buried in Kalkara cemetery. The airmen were killed during a service flight in a plane crash, on 17th December 1942. The two sailors served on a Polish submarine, ORP “Sokół”.
keywords in Polish:
cmentarz Marynarki Wojennej w Kalkarze (Malta Naval Cemetery), polskie groby żołnierskie na Malcie, ORP „Sokół”, polskie załogi w 138. Dywizjonie RAF
keywords in English:
Malta Naval Cemetery in Kalkara, Polish soldiers’ graves in Malta, ORP "Sokół", Polish crews in the No. 138 Squadron RAF