Sudan–Eritrea front

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The Sudan–Eritrea front was a key sector of the East African Campaign in World War II, where British-led forces clashed with Italian colonial troops along the border between Sudan and Eritrea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military front
theatre of operations
belligerent British Empire
Italian East Africa
Italy
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
campaignObjective expel Italian forces from Eritrea
secure Sudan–Eritrea border
commandedBy British Middle East Command
linked to: Middle East Command

Italian East Africa high command
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
endTime 1941
frontlineLength hundreds of kilometres
hasMajorBattle Battle of Agordat (1941)
Battle of Barentu
Battle of Gallabat–Metemma
linked to: Battle of Metemma

Battle of Kassala (1940)
Battle of Keren
hasParticipant Eritrean colonial troops
Free French Forces
Indian Army (British Indian Army)
linked to: British Indian Army

Regia Aeronautica
Regio Esercito
Royal Air Force
Sudan Defence Force
historicalEra World War II
involves colonial troops
imperial forces
locatedIn Eritrea
Sudan
locatedOn Sudan–Eritrea border
opponent British-led forces
Italian colonial troops
partOf East African Campaign
region Horn of Africa
relatedConflict East African Campaign
Italian invasion of British Somaliland
result Allied victory
British conquest of Eritrea
startTime 1940
strategicImportance access route into Italian East Africa
protection of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
terrain mountainous terrain
semi-arid lowlands
usedWarfareType air warfare
conventional land warfare

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Battle of Agordat front Sudan–Eritrea front
5th Indian Infantry Division notableEngagement East African operations in Eritrea
linked to: Sudan–Eritrea front