Capture of Gallabat (1940)
| Capture of Gallabat (1940) | |||||||||
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| Part of Northern front, East Africa, 1940 | |||||||||
Painting of British and Indian troops in tents at Gallabat during the Capture of Gallabat | |||||||||
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| Italian 27th Colonial Battalion | |||||||||
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| The Italian 27th Colonial Battalion that defended Gallabat was destroyed and did not fight again during the East Africa Campaign. | |||||||||
The Capture Of Gallabat was fought in Sudan, near Gallabat, in the Second World War, on 6 November 1940. The operation was part of the East African campaign. The capture led Italian occupation that lasted for a few months. On 18 January 1941, forces led by General William Platt re-occupied the town of Gallabat.