British conquest of Eritrea

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The British conquest of Eritrea was the World War II campaign in which British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial rule in Eritrea, leading to subsequent British military administration of the territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
aftermath Eritrea placed under British military administration
weakening of Italian East Africa
belligerent British Empire
Commonwealth forces
Italian Empire
Italy
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
cause Italian entry into World War II on the Axis side
commandedBy Archibald Wavell
linked to: Lord Wavell

Lewis Heath
William Platt
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
endTime 1941
followedBy British Military Administration in Eritrea
hasPart Battle of Agordat
Battle of Barentu
Battle of Keren
capture of Asmara
capture of Massawa
involvedMilitaryUnit Free French forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Indian 4th Infantry Division
Indian 5th Infantry Division
Regia Aeronautica
Regio Esercito
Royal Air Force
Sudan Defence Force
location Eritrea
Italian Eritrea
objective expel Italian forces from Eritrea
secure Red Sea shipping routes
opponent Italian colonial forces
opposingCommander Luigi Frusci NERFINISHED
partOf East African Campaign
precededBy Italian conquest of Ethiopia
Italian invasion of British Somaliland
relatedTo Abyssinian Campaign
linked to: Sudan campaign

British Somaliland campaign
East African Campaign
result British victory
beginning of British Military Administration in Eritrea
end of Italian colonial rule in Eritrea
startTime 1941
strategicImportance control of Red Sea approaches to the Suez Canal
territorialChange Eritrea occupied by British forces
Italian Eritrea removed from Italian control

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Sudan–Eritrea front result British conquest of Eritrea