Battle of Madagascar
The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II. It began with Operation Ironclad, the seizure of the port of Diego Suarez near the northern tip of the island, on 5 May 1942. A subsequent campaign to secure the entire island, Operation Streamline Jane, was opened on 10 September. Fighting ceased and an armistice was granted on 6 November.
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Battle of Madagascar
The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II. It began with Operation Ironclad, the seizure of the port of Diego Suarez near the northern tip of the island, on 5 May 1942. A subsequent campaign to secure the entire island, Operation Streamline Jane, was opened on 10 September. Fighting ceased and an armistice was granted on 6 November.
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Bitwa o Madagaskar – kampania ...... yptonimem Operacja "Ironclad".
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De Slag om Madagaskar (ook bek ...... en duurde tot 6 november 1942.
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L'opération Ironclad (mot angl ...... rité du gouvernement de Vichy.
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La batalla de Madagascar fue l ...... saron hasta el 6 de noviembre.
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La battaglia del Madagascar (i ...... enti all'8ª armata britannica.
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Operation Ironclad (engl. für ...... Einheiten am 8. November 1942.
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The Battle of Madagascar was t ...... ice was granted on 6 November.
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Мадагаскарская операция (кодов ...... с 5 мая по 6 ноября 1942 года.
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معركة مدغشقر جاءت ضمن الحملة ا ...... القتال ومنحت هدنة في 6 نوفمبر.
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マダガスカルの戦い（マダガスカルのたたかい）は、アフリカ大陸 ...... ル島とインド洋のシーレーン奪取を目的とした戦いのことである。
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causalties
* 1 battleship heavily damaged
* 1 oil tanker sunk
* 620 casualties in total (107 killed in action; 280 wounded; 108 died from disease)
combatant
*(naval only)
*French Madagascar
*Tanganyika
Free Netherlands(naval)
French Indochina
French Morocco
French Syria
Non-combatant Support:
date
1942-05-05
is part of military conflict
place of military conflict
result
Allied victory
strength
10,000–15,000 soldiers (land forces)
35 aircraft
4 warships
8,000 troops
Vichy France:
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744.894.910
Caption
Allied soldiers landing from LCAs at Tamatave in May 1942
casualties
* 150 killed in action; 500 wounded
* 1,000~ POW
* 2 midget submarines destroyed
casus
Risk of Japanese submarine base threatening supply routes
Latitude
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Location of Diego Suarez Bay
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-12.16 49.17
-12.266666666666667 49.28333333333333
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Bitwa o Madagaskar – kampania ...... yptonimem Operacja "Ironclad".
@pl
De Slag om Madagaskar (ook bek ...... en duurde tot 6 november 1942.
@nl
L'opération Ironclad (mot angl ...... rité du gouvernement de Vichy.
@fr
La batalla de Madagascar fue l ...... saron hasta el 6 de noviembre.
@es
La battaglia del Madagascar (i ...... enti all'8ª armata britannica.
@it
Operation Ironclad (engl. für ...... Einheiten am 8. November 1942.
@de
The Battle of Madagascar was t ...... ice was granted on 6 November.
@en
Мадагаскарская операция (кодов ...... с 5 мая по 6 ноября 1942 года.
@ru
معركة مدغشقر جاءت ضمن الحملة ا ...... القتال ومنحت هدنة في 6 نوفمبر.
@ar
マダガスカルの戦い（マダガスカルのたたかい）は、アフリカ大陸 ...... ル島とインド洋のシーレーン奪取を目的とした戦いのことである。
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Bataille de Madagascar
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Batalla de Madagascar
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Battaglia del Madagascar
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Battle of Madagascar
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Bitwa o Madagaskar
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Operation Ironclad
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Slag om Madagaskar
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Мадагаскарская операция
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معركة مدغشقر
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マダガスカルの戦い
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-1,2266666666666668e+1
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4,928333333333333e+1
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Battle of Madagascar
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