Sub-Saharan Africa, 25 Sep 1940: Debacle at Dakar
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 25 Sep 1940 (World War II in Africa: Debacle at Dakar), showing the following events: Free French Chad; Free French Cameroun; Free French Congo; Free French Ubangi-Shari; Italian invasion of Egypt; Battle of Dakar.

Italian

East AfricaIt.

Belgian

CongoFree Bel. adm.

MozambiquePort.

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c aVFr. col. fed.

Anglo-

Egyptian

SudanBr. adm.

Union of

South AfricaBr. dom.

French

Equatorial

AfricaFree Fr. adm.

Aden Prot.Br. prot.

South
West
AfricaSAfr. mand.

Muscat
& OmanBr. prot.

Cape
VerdePort.

TanganyikaBr. mand.

CamerounFree Fr. adm.

Bechuana-
landBr. HCT

UgandaBr. prot.

Sierra LeoneBr.

Pt. GuineaPort.

Ifni & SaharaSp. terr.

Northern
RhodesiaBr. prot.

Middle
CongoFEA

French
SudanFWA

Walvis BaySWA adm.

Ubangi-
ShariFEA

Southern
TerritoriesVFr. terr.

Southern
RhodesiaBr.

Fr. SomalilandVFr.

Br. Som-
alilandIt. occ.

Nyasa-
landBr. prot.

Mozambique
Co.Port/MC

ZanzibarBr. prot.

São Tomé
& PríncipePort.

Tristan da Cunha

Simon's TownBr.

Dakar
& Depend.

26 Aug 1940Chad declares
for de Gaulle

27 Aug 1940Free French coup
in Cameroun

28 Aug 1940French Congo
joins de Gaulle

29 Aug 1940Ubangi-Shari declares
for de Gaulle

9–18 Sep 1940Italy invades Egypt;
captures Sidi Barrani

23–25 Sep 1940Allied assault
on Dakar fails

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