The East African Campaign and the Fall of Eritrea

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• British forces led an Allied advance into Italian-occupied territory between June 1940 and November 1941.
• Italian troops retreated through Somaliland, Eritrea and Ethiopia before eventually surrendering after the Battle of Gondar.

The Use of Flame Throwers

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• The first use in World War Two was by the Germans in their invasion of Poland.
• The flamethrower was also used against fixed fortifications in the subsequent invasions of Holland and France.