Sudan–Eritrea front
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The Sudan–Eritrea front was a key sector of the East African Campaign in World War II, where British-led forces clashed with Italian colonial troops along the border between Sudan and Eritrea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudan–Eritrea front canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military front
ⓘ
theatre of operations ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Italian East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
expel Italian forces from Eritrea
ⓘ
secure Sudan–Eritrea border ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
British Middle East Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian East Africa high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| endTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| frontlineLength | hundreds of kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMajorBattle |
Battle of Agordat (1941)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Barentu NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gallabat–Metemma NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kassala (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Keren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Eritrean colonial troops
ⓘ
Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army (British Indian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED ⓘ Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
colonial troops
ⓘ
imperial forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sudan–Eritrea border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British-led forces
ⓘ
Italian colonial troops ⓘ |
| partOf | East African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
East African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian invasion of British Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
British conquest of Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route into Italian East Africa
ⓘ
protection of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
semi-arid lowlands ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
air warfare
ⓘ
conventional land warfare ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.