Sub-Saharan Africa 80 years ago today: Italian East African Offensives (19 August 1940) buff
Sub-Saharan Africa 80 years ago today: Italian East African Offensives (19 August 1940) https://buff.ly/3l1dytE When Italy entered World War II in June 1940, the armies of Italian East Africa immediately set about invading the British territories of Sudan and Kenya. However, lack of resources meant their only major success was to conquer the much smaller colony of British Somaliland in August. #1940 #1940s #20thcentury #africa #africanhistory #august #august19 #axisallies #ethiopia #historias #histories #historisch #historybuff #historygram #historymaker #historyschool #instahistory #italianempire #mussolini #mapping #maps #secondworldwar #subsaharanafrica #britishempire #worldhistory #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #wwii #thisdayinhistory (at Kassala, Sudan)https://www.instagram.com/p/CEEMd4uAskj/?igshid=1vnwcx99dg8vt -- source link
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