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	Podcast:		The History Network
	Episode:		3603 The Italian Invasion of Somaliland 1940
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:19:59
	Publish Date:		2024-09-22 06:00:00
	Description:		The Italian invasion of British Somaliland is an often-overlooked action of the Second World War. Although small and a backwater of the British empire, the region would see several significant firsts of the Second World War. The loss of the colony in mid-1940 was the first significant loss of British colonial territory during the war. The loss alongside the few casualties suffered, caused frustration and concern in London. While the unexpected collapse of Italian East Africa less than a year later represented the first significant theaterwide defeat of the Axis powers. Dur: 20mins File: .mp3
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