86 Years Ago: Italy Invaded British Somaliland In A Swift World War II Offensive
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86 Years Ago: Italy Invaded British Somaliland In A Swift World War II Offensive
On Aug. 3, 1940, Italy invaded British Somaliland, defeated its outnumbered defenders at Tug Argan and captured Berbera before Britain returned in 1941 HARGEISA, Somaliland — Eighty-six years ago, on Aug. 3, 1940, the Second World War reached British Somaliland as Italian forces crossed the frontier from Italian East Africa in a major offensive aimed at driving Britain from the Gulf of Aden. The invasion, commanded by Lt. Gen. Guglielmo Nasi and…
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