Italian invasion of Sudan

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The Italian invasion of Sudan was a World War II campaign in which Fascist Italy attempted to expand its East African empire by advancing from Italian East Africa into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, ultimately being repelled by British-led forces.

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Italian invasion of Sudan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
belligerent Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
British Empire
Commonwealth forces
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
cause Italian ambitions to expand in Northeast Africa
chronologicalContext early phase of World War II in Africa
combatant British colonial forces in Sudan
Italian colonial forces
conflict World War II
country Kingdom of Italy
goal expansion of Italian East Africa
occupation of parts of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
historicalPeriod 20th century
involves Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Italian East Africa
location Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Italian East Africa
militaryTheater East African theater of World War II
opponent British-led forces
Fascist Italy
opposedBy British Army units in Sudan
British-led Sudan Defence Force
linked to: Sudan Defence Force
outcome Italian forces repelled
restoration of British control in invaded areas
partOf East African Campaign
politicalContext Fascist Italy imperial expansion
relatedTo East African Campaign (World War II)
Italian conquest of Ethiopia
Italian invasion of Egypt
result British-led victory
Italian defeat
startTime 1940
territorialDirection from Italian East Africa into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
typeOfConflict colonial border campaign

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Italian conquest of British Somaliland relatedEvent Italian invasion of Sudan
Battle of Kassala (1940–1941) precededBy Italian invasion of Sudan