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    The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly...
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  • The Order of battle of the East African campaign shows the ground forces of both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain...
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    The North African campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan...
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    The Balkans campaign of World War II began with the Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940. In the early months of 1941, Italy's offensive had...
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    Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second...
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    The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis...
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    campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan...
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    East Africa King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Nyasaland in World War II Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II)...
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    The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major...
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    Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between...
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    which took part in the North and East African Campaign, Western Desert Campaign. At the height of the second World War, more than 2.5 million Indian troops...
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    The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri...
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    World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global population...
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    of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September, 1939 with the declaration of war by...
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    Italy entered the war. Sudan had a long border with Italian East Africa and therefore became the Northern Front in the East African Campaign. Italian forces...
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    in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied forces attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands. The East Indies were targeted...
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    Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign began with Japanese landings and capture of several areas...
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    Latin America during World War II The first naval battle during the war was fought on December 13, 1939, off the Atlantic coast of South America. The German...
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    The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II. It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six...
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    Kesselring's Last Battle, pp. 160–162. Lee, Loyd E., ed. (1997). World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with general sources : a handbook of literature...
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    World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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    The African theatre of the First World War comprises campaigns in North Africa instigated by the German and Ottoman empires, local rebellions against European...
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    Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military...
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    The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific...
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    This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II in 1941, marked also by the beginning of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern...
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  • South-East Asian Theatre Pacific Ocean theatre For all theatres in Africa, see: African theatres North African campaign West Africa campaign East African campaign...
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    The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers...
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    During World War II, many South Africans saw military service. The Union of South Africa participated with other British Empire forces in battles in North...
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    The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma. It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily...
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    timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events...
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