Battle of Gondar

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Battle of Gondar
Part of East African Campaign of World War II
Current day Gondar
Date 1941 Location Gondar, Ethiopia Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Italy	Commonwealth troops Force of Ethiopians Kenya Armoured Car Regiment
Commanders
Guglielmo Nasi	William Platt, and others
Strength
40,000	Unknown

The Battle of Gondar was the last stand of the Italian forces in Italian East Africa during the Second World War.^[1] The battle took place in November 1941, during the East African Campaign.^[1] The Italian garrison of 40,000 was commanded by General Guglielmo Nasi.^[1]

Contents 1 Occurrences 1.1 Mountain passes 1.2 Town 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Occurrences

After the defeat of the Italian forces during the Battle of Keren on 1 April 1941, many of the remaining Italians withdrew to three strongholds: Amba Alagi, Jimma, and Gondar. Amba Alagi fell in May and Jimma fell in July.

[edit] Mountain passes

In November 1941, the Italian troops were attacked by two brigades.^[1] The two mountain passes that overlooked the entrance to the town, were then controlled by the Italian troops.^[1] The two Italian groups, that were controlling the passes, were forced into surrender.^[1] This was because their supplies were cut off because of the Allies.^[1]

[edit] Town

Once the Allied troops had taken over the mountain passes the Italian garrison under General Nasi in the town, had it overtaken by a force of British and Commonwealth troops and a force of Ethiopians,^[1] on 27 November 1941. It was done with the help of the Kenya Armoured Car Regiment.^[1]

[edit] See also

• East African Campaign (World War II)
• List of military engagements of World War II

[edit] References