East African Campaign (World War II)
The East African Campaign was fought in East Africa during World War II by Allied forces, mainly from the British Empire, against Axis forces, primarily from Italy of Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI, Italian East Africa), between June 1940 and November 1941. Forces of the British Middle East Command, included units from the Britain and the colonies of British East Africa, British Somaliland, British West Africa, the Indian Empire, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mandatory Palestine, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and Sudan participated in the campaign. Ethiopian irregulars, the Free French and Belgian troops of the Force Publique also participated.
1st (African) Division1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)Alfred Reade Godwin-AustenDenys Whitehorn ReidGeoffrey Charles EvansGhana RegimentJohn Charles Oakes MarriottLewis HeathReginald SavoryTito OkelloUnatù EndisciauWilliam Platt
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East African Campaign (World War II)
The East African Campaign was fought in East Africa during World War II by Allied forces, mainly from the British Empire, against Axis forces, primarily from Italy of Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI, Italian East Africa), between June 1940 and November 1941. Forces of the British Middle East Command, included units from the Britain and the colonies of British East Africa, British Somaliland, British West Africa, the Indian Empire, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mandatory Palestine, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and Sudan participated in the campaign. Ethiopian irregulars, the Free French and Belgian troops of the Force Publique also participated.
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Als Ostafrikafeldzug werden di ...... mpanie deutscher Freiwilliger.
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La Campagna dell'Africa Orient ...... urono vinte nel novembre 1941.
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La Campagne d'Afrique de l'Est ...... et leur évacuation de la zone.
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La Campaña de África Oriental ...... 1940 hasta noviembre de 1941.
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The East African Campaign was ...... between Italy and the Allies.
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Восточноафриканская кампания — ...... ского театра военных действий.
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حملة شرق إفريقيا سلسلة من المع ...... وقوات الحلفاء بقيادة بريطانيا.
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causalties
(dysentery: 10,000
1,154 killed
15 aircraft
Belgian: 462 dead
aircraft: 138
malaria: 10,000, fatal: 744)
military operations to April 1941: 75,704
sickness/accident: 74,550
subsequent operations: Gondar, 32 killed, 182 wounded, 6 missing
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*Africa Orientale
*British Somaliland
*French Equatorial Africa
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1940-06-10
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AOI casualties exclude Giuba and the eastern front
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Allied victory
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* August 1940: 371,053
* Ethiopian: Arbegnoch (from January 1941)
* June 1940: 290,476
* Kenya, June 1940: 9,975
* Sudan, June 1940: 9,000
East African: 33,000
Italian: 112,731
Italian: 91,203
November 1940: 28,000
November 1940: 70,000
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South African soldiers with a captured Italian flag, 1941
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military operations to April 1941: 61,326
surrender: 230,000 POW
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Als Ostafrikafeldzug werden di ...... mpanie deutscher Freiwilliger.
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La Campagna dell'Africa Orient ...... la conquista italiana del 1936
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La Campagne d'Afrique de l'Est ...... et leur évacuation de la zone.
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La Campaña de África Oriental ...... 1940 hasta noviembre de 1941.
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The East African Campaign was ...... ce Publique also participated.
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Восточноафриканская кампания — ...... ского театра военных действий.
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حملة شرق إفريقيا سلسلة من المع ...... وقوات الحلفاء بقيادة بريطانيا.
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Campagna dell'Africa Orientale Italiana
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Campagne d'Afrique de l'Est (Seconde Guerre mondiale)
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Campaña de África Oriental (Segunda Guerra Mundial)
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East African Campaign (World War II)
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Ostafrikafeldzug
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Восточноафриканская кампания
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حملة شرق أفريقيا (الحرب العالمية الثانية)
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East African Campaign
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