Battle of Kassala (1940–1941)
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The Battle of Kassala (1940–1941) was an early World War II engagement in East Africa in which British and Commonwealth forces recaptured the Sudanese town of Kassala from Italian control, helping to turn the tide in the East African Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kassala (1940–1941) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | East African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | early phase of the East African Campaign ⓘ |
| combatantSide1 | British and Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide2 | Italian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| controlAfterBattle | British and Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlBeforeBattle | Italian forces ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
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Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| followed | Italian occupation of Kassala in 1940 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British advance into Eritrea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
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East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassala NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kassala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | recapture of Kassala from Italian control ⓘ |
| opponent |
British and Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
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Italian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
East African Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italian invasion of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British and Commonwealth victory
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recapture of Kassala by British and Commonwealth forces ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the defeat of Italian forces in East Africa
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helped turn the tide in the East African Campaign ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| theatre | East African theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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