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The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal). It was hoped that the success of the operation could overthrow the pro-German Vichy French administration in the colony, and be replaced by a pro ...
The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General Charles de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France.
The person in charge of the construction of the fort was Emile Pinet-Laparde, he was one of the persons responsible for the French colonial administration of Dakar, in which he was sent to Senegal in 1849. [5] After the Second World War, [6] the fort became a prison and disciplinary center reserved for certain prisoners of the Dakar prison. In ...
The federation existed from 1895 until 1958. Its capital was Saint-Louis in Senegal until 1902, and then Dakar until the federation's collapse in 1960. With an area of 4,689,000 km 2, French West Africa was eight times the size of Metropolitan France. [4] French Equatorial Africa had an additional area of 2,500,000 km 2. [4]
On 5 November, a group of 1,635 former prisoners of war embarked in Morlaix on the British ship Circassia. [9] The group landed in Dakar on 21 November and were temporarily assigned to the military camp of Thiaroye. [10] On 25 November, a group that was supposed to depart for Bamako on that same day refused to leave Thiaroye until the matter ...
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
A German U-boat from the First World War is likely to have been sunk deliberately rather than being handed to the Allies, according to a 3D map produced by researchers.
The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, a northern suburb of Dakar. It was known as Dakar-Yoff International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Dakar-Yoff) until 9 October 1996, [1] when it was renamed in honor of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal.