|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:military_campaigns
|
|
gptkbp:aftermath
|
Legacy of military alliances
Post-war decolonization
Cultural impacts in East Africa
Formation of independent African nations
Impact on Cold War politics in Africa
|
|
gptkbp:casualties
|
gptkb:military_personnel
approximately 250,000
|
|
gptkbp:commander
|
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_Archibald_Wavell
|
|
gptkbp:ended
|
1941
|
|
gptkbp:fought_against
|
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allies
|
|
gptkbp:historical_context
|
gptkb:Italian_invasion_of_Ethiopia
British colonial interests
World War II dynamics
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
East Africa Campaign
|
|
gptkbp:involves
|
gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ethiopian_Empire
gptkb:Italian_East_Africa
|
|
gptkbp:notable_battle
|
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_Amba_Alagi
gptkb:Battle_of_Gondar
gptkb:Battle_of_Keren
|
|
gptkbp:operational_theater
|
East Africa
|
|
gptkbp:outcome
|
Restoration of Ethiopian sovereignty
End of Italian colonial rule in East Africa
Strengthening of British control in the region
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:World_War_II
|
|
gptkbp:related_event
|
gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Compass
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Operation_Battleaxe
East African Campaign (World War I)
Italian invasion of Ethiopia (1935-1936)
|
|
gptkbp:resulted_in
|
Allied victory
|
|
gptkbp:started_in
|
gptkb:1940
|
|
gptkbp:strategic_importance
|
Access to the Suez Canal
Disruption of Axis supply lines
Control of the Red Sea
Protection of British interests in the Middle East
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:King's_African_Rifles
gptkb:Royal_East_African_Forces
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
|