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 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(Free Fr. adm.)

Aden Prot.(Br. prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. mand.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(Br. mand.)

Cameroun(Free Fr. adm.)

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)

Gabon(VFr. adm.)

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.)

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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