British conquest of Eritrea

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The British conquest of Eritrea was the World War II campaign in which British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial rule in Eritrea, leading to subsequent British military administration of the territory.

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Label Occurrences
British conquest of Eritrea canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aftermath Eritrea placed under British military administration ⓘ
weakening of Italian East Africa ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
Commonwealth forces ⓘ
Italian Empire ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
cause Italian entry into World War II on the Axis side ⓘ
commandedBy Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell

Lewis Heath ⓘ
William Platt ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1941 ⓘ
followedBy British Military Administration in Eritrea ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Agordat ⓘ
Battle of Barentu ⓘ
Battle of Keren ⓘ
capture of Asmara ⓘ
capture of Massawa ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Indian 4th Infantry Division ⓘ
Indian 5th Infantry Division ⓘ
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
Regio Esercito ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Sudan Defence Force ⓘ
location Eritrea ⓘ
Italian Eritrea ⓘ
objective expel Italian forces from Eritrea ⓘ
secure Red Sea shipping routes ⓘ
opponent Italian colonial forces ⓘ
opposingCommander Luigi Frusci NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf East African Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Italian conquest of Ethiopia ⓘ
Italian invasion of British Somaliland ⓘ
relatedTo Abyssinian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Sudan campaign

British Somaliland campaign ⓘ
East African Campaign ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
beginning of British Military Administration in Eritrea ⓘ
end of Italian colonial rule in Eritrea ⓘ
startTime 1941 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Red Sea approaches to the Suez Canal ⓘ
territorialChange Eritrea occupied by British forces ⓘ
Italian Eritrea removed from Italian control ⓘ

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Sudan–Eritrea front → result → British conquest of Eritrea ⓘ