Global Information Lookup Global Information

Kenya in World War II information


Kenyan sailors aboard a Royal Navy minesweeper, 1945

The involvement of the British Colony of Kenya in World War II (Swahili: Vita vya Pili vya Dunia) began with the declaration of war on Nazi Germany by the British Empire in September 1939.

Though some fighting with Italian troops occurred in Kenya itself from June 1940 to February 1941, it remained an important economic asset for the Allies and also contributed a significant number of soldiers to fight in the British Army.

and 24 Related for: Kenya in World War II information

Request time (Page generated in 1.1728 seconds.)

Kenya in World War II

Last Update:

Colony of Kenya in World War II (Swahili: Vita vya Pili vya Dunia) began with the declaration of war on Nazi Germany by the British Empire in September...

Word Count : 2110

World War II by country

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 35800

Nyasaland in World War II

Last Update:

Protectorate in World War II began with the declaration of war on Nazi Germany by the British Empire in September 1939. Though no combat occurred in Nyasaland...

Word Count : 1161

Kenya Colony

Last Update:

Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963...

Word Count : 2115

Military history of Italy during World War II

Last Update:

the few successful Italian campaigns of World War II accomplished without German support. In Sudan and Kenya, Italy captured small territories around...

Word Count : 14691

Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

Last Update:

of the World War II, resulted in the destruction of the Italian Empire, and severely undermined the strategic position of Germany, resulting in German...

Word Count : 8148

History of Kenya

Last Update:

"Wartime Recruiting Practices, Martial Identity and Post-World War II Demobilization in Colonial Kenya". J. Afr. Hist. 46 (1): 103–125. doi:10.1017/S0021853704000428...

Word Count : 16006

Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II

Last Update:

United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September, 1939 with the declaration of war by the United...

Word Count : 18621

Kenya

Last Update:

million in the 2019 census, Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is...

Word Count : 19258

Liberia in World War II

Last Update:

militarily involved in World War II until January 1944, with the election of William Tubman, at which time the country declared war on Germany and Japan...

Word Count : 867

Madagascar in World War II

Last Update:

outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically...

Word Count : 1986

British Empire in World War II

Last Update:

When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies...

Word Count : 6711

Terrorism in Kenya

Last Update:

in Kenya during the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1980, the Jewish-owned Norfolk hotel was attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1998...

Word Count : 4098

Mau Mau rebellion

Last Update:

Mau uprising, Mau Mau revolt, or Kenya Emergency, was a war in the British Kenya Colony (1920–1963) between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also...

Word Count : 22829

Radar in World War II

Last Update:

Radar in World War II greatly influenced many important aspects of the conflict. This revolutionary new technology of radio-based detection and tracking...

Word Count : 22065

Brazil in World War II

Last Update:

Brazil was on the Allied side in World War II (1939–1945) despite the fascist sympathies of its ruling Estado Novo regime. German and Italian submarines...

Word Count : 4911

Southern Rhodesia in World War II

Last Update:

located in the now-independent Zimbabwe, entered World War II along with Britain shortly after the invasion of Poland in 1939. By the war's end, 26,121...

Word Count : 14491

East Africa Command

Last Update:

border of Kenya Colony at Moyale by June 1940; the East African Campaign (World War II) was underway. Dickinson's force drew troops from Kenya, Tanganyika...

Word Count : 2582

History of the Jews in Kenya

Last Update:

the Jews in Kenya refers to the history of Jewish settlement in Kenya, which began in 1899. There is still a Jewish community living in Kenya today. J...

Word Count : 524

Commanders of World War II

Last Update:

The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern...

Word Count : 262

Mexico during World War II

Last Update:

Mexico's participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result...

Word Count : 4788

Shifta War

Last Update:

The Shifta War or Gaf Daba (1963–1967) was a secessionist conflict in which ethnic Somalis in the Northern Frontier District (NFD) of Kenya attempted to...

Word Count : 4855

Westgate shopping mall attack

Last Update:

Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed...

Word Count : 6245

The Gambia in World War II

Last Update:

outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Thomas Southorn was the Governor of the Gambia, having been appointed to the role in October 1936. In March 1942...

Word Count : 1345

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net