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East African Campaign

East African Campaign
Image: Lt. H. J. Clements, No. 1 Army Film and Photographic Unit, U.K. · Public domain · source

The East African campaign was a military campaign fought in East Africa during the Second World War by the Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941.

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Timeline

  1. Altmark IncidentFebruary 16, 1940
  2. East African Campaign (this page)June 10, 1940 – November 27, 1941
  3. Greco-Italian WarOctober 28, 1940 – April 23, 1941
  4. North African campaignJune 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943
  5. Operation WeserübungApril 9, 1940 – June 10, 1940
  6. World War II in the BalkansOctober 28, 1940 – June 1, 1941

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