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WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day
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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083354
South African History Online (2012) 'WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083354 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083354, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083354. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "WWII: East Africa. The 5th Indian Division, part of General William Platt’s Northern Force, takes Amba Alagi after eighteen day." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083354.
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