瓦莱塔胜利日

今天我们来到马耳他首都瓦莱塔，马耳他人民在这里庆祝胜利日。这个国庆日是为了纪念马耳他群岛三次历史性围攻的结束，即1565年对马耳他的大围攻；1800年结束的法国人对瓦莱塔的围攻；以及第二次世界大战期间德国和意大利军队对马耳他的围攻。二战对马耳他的围攻在经历了近两年半的毁灭性空袭后，于1942年结束。当时统治该岛的英国国王乔治六世在大围攻中授予马耳他乔治十字勋章，以表彰马耳他人民的英雄主义和献身精神。乔治十字勋章于1943年并入马耳他国旗，至今仍在那里。
原文：
Today we're visiting Valletta, the capital of Malta, where the Maltese people are celebrating Victory Day. The national holiday commemorates the end of three historic sieges made on the Maltese archipelago—the Great Siege of Malta, which took place in 1565; the Siege of Valletta by the French, which ended in 1800; and the Siege of Malta during the Second World War by German and Italian forces. The WWII Siege of Malta ended in 1942, after nearly two and a half years of devastating air attacks. King George VI of the United Kingdom, which then ruled the island, awarded Malta the George Cross 'for the heroism and devotion of its people' during the great siege. The George Cross was incorporated into the flag of Malta in 1943 and remains there today.
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