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WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener
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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082236
South African History Online (2012) 'WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082236 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082236, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082236. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "WWII: East Africa: The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, roughly half-way between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, is captured by Gener." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082236.
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