Battle of Kassala (1940–1941)

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The Battle of Kassala (1940–1941) was an early World War II engagement in East Africa in which British and Commonwealth forces recaptured the Sudanese town of Kassala from Italian control, helping to turn the tide in the East African Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent British Empire
Commonwealth of Nations
Italian East Africa
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
campaign East African Campaign
chronologyWithinWar early phase of the East African Campaign
combatantSide1 British and Commonwealth forces
combatantSide2 Italian forces
conflict World War II
conflictType land battle
controlAfterBattle British and Commonwealth forces
controlBeforeBattle Italian forces
countryInvolved Eritrea
Sudan
endTime 1941
era 20th century
followed Italian occupation of Kassala in 1940
followedBy British advance into Eritrea
hasParticipant British Empire
Commonwealth forces
Italian East Africa
Italy
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
location Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
East Africa
Kassala
Sudan
namedAfter Kassala
objective recapture of Kassala from Italian control
opponent British and Commonwealth forces
Italian forces
partOf East African Campaign
Second World War
linked to: World War II
precededBy Italian invasion of Sudan
region Horn of Africa
result British and Commonwealth victory
recapture of Kassala by British and Commonwealth forces
significance contributed to the defeat of Italian forces in East Africa
helped turn the tide in the East African Campaign
startTime 1940
theatre East African theatre of World War II

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Battle of Agordat precededBy Battle of Kassala (1940–1941)
Sudan–Eritrea front hasMajorBattle Battle of Kassala (1940)
linked to: Battle of Kassala (1940–1941)