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Name: Italian invasion of Sudan

Type: Event

Start: 1940 AD

End: 1941 AD

Parent: World War II (East African Theatre)

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Was an Italian military campaign in Sudan during World War II.

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  • July 1940: The Italian army captured Kassala, then Gallabat.
  • July 1940: Karora and Kurmuk were taken by Italian forces.
  • January 1941: British General William Platt occupied the Eritrean city of Gallabat.
  • January 1941: On 21 January 1941, the Italian command, under British pressure, decided to evacuate Cassala and other difficult to defend locations to shorten the front.

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