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Name: Madagascar Campaign (World War II)

Type: Event

Start: 1942 AD

End: 1942 AD

Parent: World War II (Asia & Pacific)

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Was a British campaign to capture the Vichy French-controlled island of Madagascar during World War II.

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  • May 1942: British forces land at Courier Bay in Madagascar, against little opposition from Vichy France forces.
  • September 1942: Amphibious landings at Majunga (Madagascar) by British and East African forces.
  • September 1942: A British East African Command lands without opposition on the coast of Tamatave (Madagascar).
  • September 1942: Tannanarive fell to British forces on 23 September.
  • November 1942: Ambalavao conquered by great britain.
  • November 1942: An armistice was signed in Ambalavao on 6 November 1942, and Madagascar colonial governor Armand Annet surrendered two days later to the Allies.

  • Selected Sources


  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 54
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.56
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