Sub-Saharan Africa, 19 Aug 1940: Italian East African Offensives
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 19 Aug 1940 (World War II in Africa: Italian East African Offensives), showing the following events: Operation Catapult; Capture of Kassala; Capture of Moyale; Italian conquest of British Somaliland.

Italian

East Africa(It.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Belgian

Congo(Free Bel. adm.)

Mozambique(Port.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(VFr. col. fed.)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Madagascar(VFr.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(VFr. col. fed.)

Aden Prot.(Br. prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. mand.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(Br. mand.)

Cameroun(VFr. mand.)

Br. Som.(It. occ.)

Southern
Territories(VFr. terr.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. H.C.T.)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Ifni & Sahara(Sp. terr.)

Northern
Rhodesia(Br. prot.)

Southern
Rhodesia(Br.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Chad(FEA terr.)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha

Simon's Town(Br.)

3 Jul 1940British attack French fleet
at Mers el Kebir

4 Jul 1940Italians capture
Kassala

15 Jul 1940Italians capture
Moyale

3–19 Aug 1940Italians occupy
British Somaliland

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