What the records say
- When
- 7 Nov 1940 – 12 Nov 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.39° N, 9.45° E
- Description
- 1940 battle of WW2
- War
- World War II
Battle of Gabon
1940 World War II battle
The Battle of Gabon, also called the Gabon Campaign, 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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Battle of Gabon, begun on October 27, concludes with Free French Forces taking control of the colony of Gabon and the remainder of French Equatorial…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Forces Françaises Libres entrent dans Libreville”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page