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Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.
- Date
- 10 Sep 1942
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01National Master,Operational Ironclad,[online], Avaliable at www.nationmaster.com [Accessed: 06 September 2013]
- 02Bill Stone, 1998, "Operation Ironclad: Invasion of Madagascar"
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011637
South African History Online (2011) 'Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011637 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011637, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011637. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Britain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011637.
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Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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