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    In World War II, French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was not a major scene of major fighting. Only one large-scale action took place...
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  • France was one of the largest military powers to come under occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II. The Western Front was a military...
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    U-boat Campaign (World War II) Military history of Gibraltar during World War II Timeline of the North African campaign Participated in the Invasion of...
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  • to 1940, the French Third Republic was at war with Nazi Germany. In 1940, the German forces defeated the French in the Battle of France. The Germans occupied...
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    Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...
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  • Thumbnail for Military history of South Africa during World War II
    During World War II, many South Africans saw military service. The Union of South Africa participated with other British Empire forces in battles in North...
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  • Thumbnail for African theatre of World War I
    The African theatre of the First World War comprises campaigns in North Africa instigated by the German and Ottoman empires, local rebellions against European...
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    During World War II, Morocco, which was then occupied by France, was controlled by Vichy France from 1940 to 1942 after the occupation of France by Nazi...
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    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso...
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    The North African campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan...
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