Sudan Defence Force

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The Sudan Defence Force was a British-organized colonial military force in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan that played a key role in regional security and campaigns during the early to mid-20th century, including World War II.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
colonial military force
allegiance Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government
British Crown
composedOf British officers
Sudanese enlisted soldiers
conflict Allied occupation of Eritrea
Allied occupation of Ethiopia
East African Campaign
Italian East Africa campaign
Western Desert Campaign
World War II
country Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
disbandmentReason independence of Sudan
dissolved 1955
garrison Khartoum
hasUnit artillery units
camel corps
infantry battalions
mechanized companies
inception 1925
languageOfCommand English
legacy formed core of independent Sudanese national army
militaryBranch land forces
militaryDoctrineInfluence British Army doctrine
notableCommander Sir Lee Stack
Sir Reginald Wingate
William Platt NERFINISHED
notableFor participation in early Allied victories in East Africa during World War II
use of locally recruited Sudanese troops under British command
organizer British Army
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf British Empire colonial forces
precededBy Egyptian Army units in Sudan
primaryFunction defence of Sudan frontiers
regional security
replacedBy Sudanese Armed Forces
role border security
counter-insurgency operations
internal security in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
support to British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
serviceBranchOf Anglo-Egyptian Sudan administration
theatreOfOperations Eritrea
Ethiopia
Libya
Sudan
typeOfRecruitment voluntary enlistment

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
East African campaign
involves

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