Sub-Saharan Africa, 29 Sep 1942: Occupation of Madagascar
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 29 Sep 1942 (World War II in Africa: Occupation of Madagascar), showing the following events: Japanese raid on Madagascar; Battle of Midway; Operation Aïda; Operation Throat; Operation Stream Line Jane; Laconia incident; Occupation of Comoros.

Belgian

Congo(Free Bel. adm.)

Mozambique(Port.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(VFr. col. fed.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Ethiopia(Br. prot.)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Free Fr. adm.)

Aden Prot.(Br. prot.)

South
West
Africa(SAfr. mand.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Madagascar(Br. occ.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Tanganyika(Br. mand.)

Cameroun(Free Fr. adm.)

Eritrea(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somaliland(Br. adm.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. HCT)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Ifni & Sahara(Sp. terr.)

Comoros(Br. occ.)

Northern
Rhodesia(Br. prot.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

French
Sudan(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Walvis Bay(SWA adm.)

Ogaden(Br. adm.)

Chad(FEA terr.)

Ubangi-
Shari(FEA)

Southern
Territories(VFr. terr.)

Southern
Rhodesia(Br.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Ascension(US pres.)

Tristan da Cunha

Mayotte(Br. occ.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

29 May–1 Jun 1942Japanese submarines
attack Diégo Suarez

4–7 Jun 1942US defeats Japan
at Battle of Midway

23 Jun–1 Jul 1942Rommel invades
Egypt

Jul 1942British occupy
Mayotte

10 Sep–15 Nov 1942British occupy
Madagascar

12–24 Sep 1942U-boat sinks British ship &
attempts to rescue survivors
but is bombed by US

25 Sep 1942British occupy
Comoros

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