I knew an old guy who said during WW2 he joined the army and went to Africa. What was he doing there? (I didn’t know him very well and he’s probably dead now so I can’t ask him directly). Was there any war related stuff going on in Africa?

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[–] 13 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Alongside the north Africa campaign someone else posted there was also combat in west Africa pushing the Italians out of Ethiopia and Somalia. There was also fighting to take control back from Vichy France's colonial holdings with the main one coming to mind being the invasion of Madagascar in 1942.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Minor correction.... Ethiopian and Somalia are in eastern Africa on or near the Horn.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    I thought the horn was the southern tip of Africa. If it's that eastern thing, what is the southern tip?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Cape of Good Hope (Capetown)? That's obviously there, but that's the item I remember form school in regards to global sail routes

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