the Second World War (1939–1945), the Gambia was part of the British Empire as the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. At the outbreak of war between the...

country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second...

The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70...

The military history of New Zealand during World War II began when New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Nazi Germany with the...

convoys during World War II by region. Hague 2000a, pp. 120–122. "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940". Archived from the original on 1...

the Bathurst Trade Union and the Ratepayers' Association. During World War II, the Gambia Company was raised to a regiment, and notably fought in the...

The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa;...

of the last shots of World War II. She was present on 2 September 1945 in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. Gambia was...

the international airport of Banjul, capital of Gambia, built during World War II. It is the country's only commercial airport. The only airport in Gambia...

participation in World War II had its first antecedent in the diplomatic efforts made by the government before the League of Nations as a result of the Second...

Elizabeth II was Queen of The Gambia from 1965 to 1970, when the Gambia was an independent sovereign state and a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth...

colony at the outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence...

became militarily involved in World War II in January 1944, with the election of William Tubman, at which time it declared war on Germany and Japan. Before...

Brazil officially entered World War II on August 22, 1942, when it declared war against the Axis powers, including Germany and Italy. On February 8, 1943...

When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies...

/bænˈdʒuːl/, US: /ˈbɑːndʒuːl/), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which...

was part of the 81st (West Africa) Division in World War II. Throughout 1900 and 1901, the Gambia had experienced an insurgency against British colonial...

the United Kingdom that was located in the now-independent Zimbabwe, entered World War II along with Britain shortly after the invasion of Poland in 1939...

The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism...

administrators in the Gambia from the establishment of a British settlement on St Mary's Island, now known as Banjul Island, in 1816, through to the Gambia Colony...

World War II as part of the Gambia Regiment. Since independence in 1965, The Gambia has experienced various peacekeeping operations, as well as the 1994...

The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the...

during World War II. During the war, they were reclassified as heavy cruisers. The British press began referring to the vessels as pocket battleships, in reference...

Nigeria during World War II The Gambia in World War II 82nd (West African) Division Seth Anthony, first non-European from Africa to gain the King's Commission...

island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. Fort James is located on the island....

is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana...

a world war, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union formed an alliance of necessity during World War II. After the Axis powers were defeated, the two...

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma. It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily...

The allied naval bombardments of Japan took place during the last weeks of the Pacific War in 1945, in which warships of the United States Navy, the Royal...

Guard (Italy) (Italian: Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana), active during World War II National Republican Guard (Portugal) (Portuguese: Guarda Nacional Republicana)...