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  • Battle of Gondar
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  • The Battle of Gondar was the last stand of the Italian forces in Italian East Africa during the Second World War. The battle took place in November 1941, during the East African Campaign. The Italian garrison of 40,000 was commanded by Generale Guglielmo Nasi.
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Strength
  • 40000
  • Unknown
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Partof
  • the East African Campaign of World War II
Date
  • --11-27
Commander
  • William Platt
  • Charles Fowkes
  • Guglielmo Nasi
Caption
  • Ethiopian painting of the battle
Casualties
  • 4000
  • 8400
  • Unknown
  • Rest captured
Result
  • Decisive Allied victory *Total Italian defeat in East Africa *Restoration of the Ethiopian Empire
combatant
  • * Commonwealth troops * Kenya Armoured Car Regiment Ethiopian irregulars
Place
Conflict
  • Battle of Gondar
abstract
  • The Battle of Gondar was the last stand of the Italian forces in Italian East Africa during the Second World War. The battle took place in November 1941, during the East African Campaign. The Italian garrison of 40,000 was commanded by Generale Guglielmo Nasi.