SLATE INFORMATION: South African War Zone: British Troops Take Control in the Capital of Madagascar

MADAGASCAR: Various:
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MADAGASCAR. Ships leave Diego Suarez..A.C.L's land Majunga..Tommy w. umbrella..blown up bridges..Gen. Platt meets Brig. Dimoline in Tananarive..troops march thro' city & native scene..(IN CUTS):- 3 King's African Rifles receive military medals for Gen. Sir W. Platt


MILITARY BRITISH 3 King's African Rifles received military medals from Gen. Sir W. Platt in Madagascar


NATIVES Natives when troops occupy Tananarive..woman washes..scenes in city (Madagascar)


PLATT, General. Decorates 3 King's African Riflemen in Madagascar


UMBRELLAS Tommy w. umbrella in Maagascar


UMBRELLAS Tommy w. umbrella in Catania (Sicily)


South Africa; Military - Active

Antananarivo, Mahajanga, Majunga, capital, ships, seaport, armored cars, artillery, weapons, bridge, bridges, destroyed, temporary bridge, machine gun nests, camouflaged, island, natives, inhabitants, roadblocks, General Sir William Platt, Brigadier General William Alfred Dimoline, East African Theatre, Operation Ironclad, Royal Marine Commandos, South African Air Force, Diego Suarez, Antsiranana, Tananarive, Quisling, Vichy France, French forces
Background: British Army and Royal Navy forces invade Madagascar and seize it from Vichy France Axis units to protect shipping routes