Battle of Tug Argan

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The Battle of Tug Argan was a key 1940 World War II engagement in British Somaliland in which Italian forces overwhelmed British and Commonwealth defenders, leading to the temporary Italian occupation of the territory.

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Battle of Tug Argan canonical 2
Battle of the Tug Argan Gap 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Tug Argan Gap
linked to: Battle of Tug Argan
belligerent British Indian Army
British Somaliland
Commonwealth forces
Italian East Africa
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
combatantStrength Italian numerical superiority
commander Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen
Arthur Reginald Chater
Carlo De Simone
conflict World War II
consequence Evacuation of British troops by sea
Withdrawal of British forces to Berbera
countryInvolved Italy
date August 1940
defensivePosition Tug Argan Gap defensive line
endDate 1940-08-15
followedBy Evacuation of British Somaliland
front East African Front
historicalPeriod Second World War
linked to: World War II
location British Somaliland
Somaliland
notableFeature Key engagement in the fall of British Somaliland in 1940
Outnumbered British and Commonwealth defense
opponent British and Commonwealth defenders
Italian forces
partOf East African Campaign
place Tug Argan Gap
precededBy Italian invasion of British Somaliland
region East Africa
result Italian occupation of British Somaliland
Italian victory
startDate 1940-08-11
strategicObjective Defense of Berbera
Italian capture of British Somaliland
territorialChange Temporary Italian occupation of British Somaliland
theatre Horn of Africa
year 1940

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Battle of Tug Argan alsoKnownAs Battle of the Tug Argan Gap
linked to: Battle of Tug Argan