Battle of Keren

When

5 Feb 1941 – 1 Apr 1941

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

15.78° N, 38.45° E

Description

1941 battle in Africa

War

World War II

1941 battle in Africa

The Battle of Keren took place from 3 February to 27 March 1941. Keren was attacked by the British during the East African Campaign of the Second World War. A force of Italian regular and colonial troops defended the position against troops mostly from Sudan and British India and Free French forces. The town of Keren, in the colony of Italian East Africa, was of tactical importance to both sides.

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• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000