Video: The battle for Keren 1941

27 March 1941, the city of Keren in Eritrea, Italian East Africa, fell to a combined force of British Army, Indian Army and Free French forces, under the command of British general William Platt. The various Battles of Keren (three in total) had their beginning when Colonel Frank Messervy halted his vehicles before the Keren massif in early February 1941. Keren sat atop a 4,000-feet-high plateau, surrounded by gorges and ravines, turning the city into a natural and near-impregnable fortress. The defences were held by the cream of the Italian army. A 1961 book by Henry Maule, entitled ‘Spearhead General: The epic story of General Sir Frank Messervy and his men in Eritrea, North Africa & Burma describes the fierce battles to take Keren. Within two weeks of Keren falling, the British conquered the whole of Eritrea.
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Source: secondbysecondworldwar.com
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The British took Eritrea in 1941 - History of Keren - Eritrea (from HowStuffWorks, Inc)

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