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British officers inspecting Nigerian recruits. Nigeria participated in World War II as a British colony in September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany [1] and entering the war on the side of the Allies. It was a key country in the African theatre, a critical part of the Allied ...
East African Campaign (World War II) [1] [circular reference] (1940–1943) Allied Powers: British Empire United Kingdom Australia Gold Coast India; Kenya; Nigeria Nyasaland Northern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Somaliland South Africa; Sudan Belgium Belgian Congo Free Ethiopia Free France. French Equatorial Africa; Axis Powers: Italy
HMS Nigeria (pennant number 60) was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy completed early in World War II and served during that conflict. She was named after the British colony of Nigeria . Career
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.It included campaigns in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign).
British colonial Nigeria in World War II. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. P. Nigerian people of World War II (13 P) W.
During the Second World War, the number of Nigerian trade union members had increased sixfold to 30,000. [124] A general strike by railway workers for higher wages and for the release of imprisoned trade unionists such as Michael Imoudu (see above) made it clear in 1945 that the previous colonial administration had to be replaced by a new ...
World War II airfields in Nigeria (2 P) This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 15:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
During World War II, three battalions of the Nigeria Regiment fought against Fascist Italy in the Ethiopian campaign. Nigerian units also contributed to two divisions serving with British forces in Palestine, Morocco, Sicily and Burma, where they won many honours.