East African campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The East African campaign was a World War II military operation in which Allied forces, including British, Commonwealth, and Free French troops, fought to expel Italian forces from East Africa between 1940 and 1941.

Aliases (11)

East African Campaign ×6
East African theatre of World War II ×2
Abyssinian campaign ×1
British military operations in East Africa ×1
East African Campaign (WWII) ×1
East African Campaign (World War II) ×1
East African Campaign of World War II ×1
East African campaign of World War I ×1
East African offensive ×1
Italian East Africa campaign ×1
Somaliland campaign ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military campaign →
belligerent	British Empire → Commonwealth forces → Free French Forces → Italian East Africa → Italy → Kingdom of Italy → United Kingdom →
commandedBy	Alan Cunningham → Amedeo, Duke of Aosta → Lord Wavell → surface form: "Archibald Wavell" Pietro Gazzera → William Platt →
conflict	World War II →
endTime	1941 →
follows	Second Italo-Ethiopian War → surface form: "Italian conquest of Ethiopia"
goal	expulsion of Italian forces from East Africa →
hasPart	Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → Battle of Agordat → Battle of Amba Alagi → Battle of Keren → East African campaign → surface form: "East African offensive" Battle of Keren → surface form: "Gondar offensive" Italian conquest of British Somaliland →
involves	Second Italo-Ethiopian War → surface form: "Ethiopian resistance" Indian Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → South African Army → Sudan Defence Force →
location	Somaliland → surface form: "British Somaliland" East Africa → Eritrea → Ethiopia → Italian East Africa → Kenya → Somaliland → Sudan →
opponent	Allied forces → Axis powers →
partOf	World War II → surface form: "Second World War"
precededBy	Second Italo-Ethiopian War → surface form: "Italian invasion of Ethiopia"
result	Allied victory → end of Italian rule in Ethiopia → occupation of Italian East Africa by Allied forces →
significance	restored Haile Selassie to the Ethiopian throne → secured Red Sea shipping routes for Allies →
startTime	1940 →

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amedeo, Duke of Aosta → conflict → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

British Commonwealth forces → conflict → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign (World War II)"

Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → conflict → East African campaign →

Orde Charles Wingate → conflict → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

Sudan Defence Force → conflict → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

Sudan Defence Force → conflict → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "Italian East Africa campaign"

Middle East Command → engagedIn → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

British military administration → establishedAsResultOf → East African campaign →

subject surface form: "British Military Administration in Eritrea"

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

Second Italo-Ethiopian War → followedBy → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign of World War II"

East African campaign → hasPart → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African offensive"

Middle East theatre of World War II → hasPart → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "Abyssinian campaign"

Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → partOf → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "British military operations in East Africa"

Italian conquest of British Somaliland → partOf → East African campaign →

British Indian Army → participatedIn → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "Somaliland campaign"

British Indian Army → participatedIn → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African campaign of World War I"

Free French Forces → participatedIn → East African campaign →

FFL → participatedIn → East African campaign →

subject surface form: "Free French Forces"

HMS Kimberley → participatedIn → East African campaign →

Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → relatedEvent → East African campaign →

Italian conquest of British Somaliland → theater → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African theatre of World War II"

4th Indian Division → theatre → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign"

Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → theatre → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African theatre of World War II"

Fiat CR.42 Falco → usedInTheater → East African campaign →

this entity surface form: "East African Campaign (WWII)"