Battle of Tug Argan

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The Battle of Tug Argan was a key 1940 World War II engagement in British Somaliland in which Italian forces overwhelmed British and Commonwealth defenders, leading to the temporary Italian occupation of the territory.

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instanceOf World War II battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Tug Argan Gap NERFINISHED
belligerent British Indian Army NERFINISHED
British Somaliland NERFINISHED
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED
Italian East Africa NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
combatantStrength Italian numerical superiority
commander Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen NERFINISHED
Arthur Reginald Chater NERFINISHED
Carlo De Simone NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
consequence Evacuation of British troops by sea
Withdrawal of British forces to Berbera
countryInvolved Italy
date August 1940
defensivePosition Tug Argan Gap defensive line NERFINISHED
endDate 1940-08-15
followedBy Evacuation of British Somaliland NERFINISHED
front East African Front NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Second World War NERFINISHED
location British Somaliland NERFINISHED
Somaliland NERFINISHED
notableFeature Key engagement in the fall of British Somaliland in 1940
Outnumbered British and Commonwealth defense
opponent British and Commonwealth defenders
Italian forces
partOf East African Campaign NERFINISHED
place Tug Argan Gap NERFINISHED
precededBy Italian invasion of British Somaliland
region East Africa
result Italian occupation of British Somaliland NERFINISHED
Italian victory
startDate 1940-08-11
strategicObjective Defense of Berbera NERFINISHED
Italian capture of British Somaliland
territorialChange Temporary Italian occupation of British Somaliland
theatre Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
year 1940

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