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Name: British Military Administration in Eritrea

Type: Polity

Start: 1941 AD

End: 1952 AD

Nation: eritrea

Parent: great britain

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This article is about the specific polity British Military Administration in Eritrea and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After conquering Italian East Africa during World War II, Great Britain created a military administration that lasted until 1952 when Eritrea was merged with Ethiopia.

Establishment


  • May 1941: British occupation of Eritrea.
  • June 1941: Italian forces held out at Assab, the last Italian harbour on the Red Sea. Operation Chronometer took place from 10 to 11 June, with a surprise landing at Assab by the 3/15th Punjab Regiment from Aden, carried by a flotilla comprising HMS Dido, Indus, Clive, Chakdina and SS Tuna.
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    1. World War II


    Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

    1.1.World War II (East African Theatre)

    Was the East African theatre of World War II.

    1.1.1.British invasion of Italian East Africa

    Was the British invasion and occupation of Italian East Africa during World War II.


    2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • September 1952: The Eritrean-Ethiopian Federation was a coalition between the former Italian colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian Empire. It was established as a result of the renunciation of Italy’s rights and titles to territorial possessions in Africa.

  • Disestablishment


  • September 1952: The Eritrean-Ethiopian Federation was a coalition between the former Italian colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian Empire. It was established as a result of the renunciation of Italy’s rights and titles to territorial possessions in Africa.
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