The war in Africa was urgent, and Mussolini's fascist army was losing ground. Australia's 6th Division invaded Benghazi on February 6th, 194 1, three weeks ahead of schedule. At dawn on February 5th, the 7th British Armored Division crossed many rugged areas and arrived in Musos. The division was ordered to cut off the coastal highway. That night, an Italian army column of about 5,000 people met a roadblock set by the British army in Bedafum and quickly surrendered. On the morning of February 6, several main columns of the Italian army began to enter this road, and the British army fought fiercely with the fascist army all day with a large number of tanks coming one after another. That night, the Italian army was in a panic, and the vehicles were in a mess, stretching for almost 20 miles. The front is blocked and the flank is attacked. Shortly after dawn on February 7th, they dispatched 30 tanks to make a final attack, which failed again, so General Belgen led his troops to surrender. In this way, in two months, the Nile army advanced 500 miles, wiped out nine Italian troops with multiple divisions, captured 1.3 million people, 400 tanks and 1.290 cannons. Cyrenaica has been completely conquered by the British. Prime Minister Churchill called General Wavell in a short time to express warm congratulations on this brilliant victory. After cyrenaica was captured by the British, Mussolini's dream of trying to dominate Africa was about to be dashed.

1940 65438+On February 2nd, General Wavell made a plan to attack East Africa. He intends to use the regular army to destroy the Italian army in Sala, Sultanka and Rabat. The regular army will not go deep into Abyssinia for the time being, but the local patriotic movement organization with British aid will undertake such a task: it will be difficult for Italians to hold Abyssinia and eventually recover the motherland.

194 1 year, under the command of general Pratt, the campaign to destroy Sudan began. In the initial stage, the war went smoothly. The 5th and 4th Divisions of Britain and India, with the support of six air squadrons, stormed the Italian army in Kassala in June+10/October, 5438. 19 10/9 19, two Italian divisions voluntarily evacuated the city after being hit hard. Soon, they abandoned Rabat and withdrew from Sudan. At the same time, the uprising in Abyssinia also made progress. A small army under the command of Brigadier General Sanford, including a Sudanese battalion and some selected British officers and noncommissioned officers, formed the core of the armed uprising. As their achievements get bigger and bigger, more and more patriots are helping them. Emperor Selassie of Abyssinia returned to his kingdom on October 20th, 65438/KLOC-0, and the enemies in most areas west of Gojam were gradually wiped out.

Under the compulsory supervision of Prime Minister Churchill, General Wavell launched the "Canvas" battle plan in mid-February, with the focus on capturing Kisma. General Cunningham was also ordered to take part in the battle. An Italian army consisting of six brigades and six locally recruited brigades is guarding the Juba River, and Kismayo is located at the mouth of the Juba River. General Cunningham deployed four brigades to this unit on February 6, 438. British troops invaded Kismayo on 14, and met with no resistance. The important positions of the Italian army are deployed in the north of the port of Kismayo and Jerib on the other side of the Juba River. On the 22nd, the British army launched an attack from the enemy's two wings and their rear positions, and won a great victory. The Italian army collapsed across the board, and more than 30,000 people were killed, captured or fled into the jungle. The Italian Air Force was defeated by the South African plane and failed to take part in the battle. 200 miles further north is Mogadishu, the main port of Somalia, and there is no obstacle to advancing to this port now. British motorized troops entered the port on February 25 and found a lot of equipment, food and clothing, as well as more than 400,000 gallons of precious gasoline. There are 2 1 destroyed planes at the airport. General Cunningham concluded that his next move would not be strongly resisted by the enemy. With the consent of General Wavell, he decided to take Jijiga, 740 miles from Mogadishu, as his next target. The troops only rested for three days, 1 March. Destroy some weak enemy resistance along the way and capture Gigiga on March 17. At this point, it means the recovery of Somalia.

Prime Minister Churchill was very happy to hear the news and immediately called General Wavell to congratulate Somalia on its victory. The telegram said, "I sincerely congratulate you on your brilliant achievements in the battle of Somalia." General Cunningham led his high-spirited, well-trained and well-organized army to carry out a series of fearless and very successful battles. Please convey to him the thanks and praise of His Majesty's government. Ask him to convey this congratulatory message to his troops. ""

During this period, the Abyssinia campaign also made new progress. Karen defenders resisted tenaciously and fought fiercely for three days, killing three thousand British soldiers. It was not easy to succeed, and the war was interrupted for a time. 1941March 20th, the fighting continued. The Italian army has repeatedly launched fierce counterattacks. Although their losses are extremely heavy, there is no sign of immediate collapse. Obviously, the Italian army will die to save this fortress. Their air force activities are frequent, and they take turns bombing crazily to cheer for the dying defenders. On March 25th, the British army launched another onslaught. With the close cooperation of the army and air force, the Italian defense line finally collapsed on March 27, and Karen captured it. Chasing troops like bamboo. /kloc-0 captured Asmara in April, and massawa's defenders surrendered on April 8th, capturing more than/kloc-0,000 people.

In other battlefields in East Africa, remarkable achievements have also been made in the battle to destroy the enemy. When Mussolini announced his participation in the war, Italy had nine destroyers, eight submarines and many small ships in the Red Sea. Now, these ships have been sunk by the British navy and naval aviation. On April 1 1, President Roosevelt announced that the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were no longer "warring waters" but were open to American ships.

On April 6th, after a long journey, the troops led by General Cunningham entered Addis Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia with lightning speed. At this time, the remnants of the Italian Air Force at the airport have been blown up. He immediately sent a light team to push north through Desi to intercept the Italian army of Anba Alagh. Although Mussolini repeatedly ordered "to defend to the death", the defeat was like a mountain, and the resistance was difficult to last. Because their retreat was cut off. At the same time, General Pratt's troops also attacked from the north, and even more armed by Abyssinia patriots, together with the Italian army that surrendered to the emperor, drove the enemy of Gojam 1.2 million people to Debra Marcos. Half of them were captured and the rest fled to Gondabo in the north. Later, they were wiped out by a people's volunteer army who crossed 2000 miles from Congo to fight in Africa. On May 5th, Abyssinian Emperor Selassie returned to the capital Addis Ababa with a triumphant song. Mussolini's accomplice, the Duke of Osta, is a cousin of the Italian king. From 1937, he was the governor-general of East Africa and Abyssinia at will, and from 1939, he was the commander-in-chief of the Italian army in these territories. Aosta studied in England and his wife is a French princess. He was always favored by Mussolini. For some reason, the leader thinks that he is soft-hearted and lacks military command ability. /Kloc-0 surrendered with the remnants in May/7,/Kloc-0 died as a prisoner of war in Nairobi in May/942.

Since the June+10 war in 5438, more than half of Mussolini's original 220,000 people have been captured or annihilated, and now only a few stragglers are still wandering in the mountains. The whole of Abyssinia is under British control. At this point, Mussolini established the Great African Empire by means of military conquest, and his dream of transplanting Italians there with the spirit of ancient Rome was completely shattered.