Also at this time, German and Italian plans for Operation Herkules, a sea and air invasion of the Maltese Islands, had to be repeatedly postponed – until it was too late because the Maltese Islands finally received a vital supply of fuel, food, and munitions.
Simultaneously, German and Italian efforts to launch Operation Herkules, a comprehensive sea and air invasion of the Maltese Islands, were repeatedly stalled – until the islands received critical shipments of fuel, food, and munitions, making the operation impractical.