1940 ⟶ Dakar Landing Attempt Fails

Free French and British forces attempt a landing at Dakar, F...
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1940
1942

🇫🇷 Dakar Landing Attempt Fails

Free French and British forces attempt a landing at Dakar, French West Africa; Vichy French naval forces open fire sporadically for two days, and the expedition is called back.⟶
Dakar Landing Attempt Fails (1940)
DakarWest AfricaFree FranceVichy FranceNaval BattleColonialismMilitary CampaignAllied Forces

🇬🇧 British Invasion of Madagascar Begins

British forces begin "Operation Ironclad": the invasion of Madagascar to keep the Vichy French territory from falling to a possible Japanese invasion.⟶
British Invasion of Madagascar Begins (1942)
MadagascarOperation IroncladBritish EmpireVichy FranceMilitary CampaignAfricaNaval InvasionAllied Forces