The Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit which was raised in British Somaliland. It existed from 1914 until 1944....
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in 1921. The Somaliland Camel Corps, also referred to as the Somali Camel Corps, was a unit of the British Army based in British Somaliland. It lasted from...
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the Bikaner Camel Corps which had fought in China during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, in Somaliland from 1902 to 1904 during the Somaliland Campaign, in...
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Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland, (Somali: Qaranka Soomaaliland, Arabic: دولة صوماليلاند, romanized: Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd) was a short-lived...
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is not allowed to procure weapons. In 1914, the Somaliland Camel Corps was formed in British Somaliland and saw service before, during, and after the Italian...
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Imperial Camel Corps, an Allied unit that fought in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I (1916–1919) Somaliland Camel Corps, a unit of...
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British forces included elements of the Royal Air Force and the Somaliland Camel Corps. After three weeks of battle, Diriye Guure's Dervishes were defeated...
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after the liberation of British Somaliland from Italy. Somaliland Scouts has dissolution of the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1942, which was formerly tasked...
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troops. The Somaliland Camel Corps was created by colonial authorities in British Somaliland in 1912; it was disbanded in 1944. Bactrian camels were used...
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British forces included elements of the Royal Air Force and the Somaliland Camel Corps. After three weeks of battle, Hassan's Dervishes were defeated,...
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government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The president represents the Government of Somaliland. The first...
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Adrian Carton de Wiart (category Somaliland Camel Corps officers)
Mullah" by the British. Carton de Wiart had been seconded to the Somaliland Camel Corps. In an attack upon an enemy fort at Shimber Berris, Carton de Wiart...
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war. The advantages of camels in a desert environment are well known, and the British Army had raised the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1912. However the British...
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The Bikaner Camel Corps was a unit of Imperial Service Troops from India that fought for the Allies in World War I and World War II. The Corps was founded...
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under occupation. The unit notably fought alongside the British Somaliland Camel Corps and saw action in East Africa.[citation needed] Compagnons De La...
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Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (category Somaliland Camel Corps officers)
Own Cavalry. During the First World War, he served with the Camel Corps in British Somaliland, where he joined in the British fight against the "Mad Mullah"...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Reginald Chater in British Somaliland had about 1,754 troops comprising the Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) and a battalion of the 1st Battalion...
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led by the Royal Air Force and the ground component included the Somaliland Camel Corps. After three weeks of battle, the Dervishes were finally defeated...
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The flag of Somaliland (Somali: Calanka Soomaaliland; Arabic: علم صوماليلاند) was adopted on 14 October 1996. It consists of a tricolour of green, white...
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overview and topical guide to Somaliland: Somaliland – is an internationally unrecognised country. The government of Somaliland regards the territory as the...
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Lafa-Ruug (category Populated places in Sahil, Somaliland)
defeating the Absame tribes . In 1939, the British Army established the Somaliland Camel Corps, with headquarters in Lafa-Ruug. Lafa-Ruug appears in a book published...
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Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, it could also be awarded to the Somaliland Camel Corps and the Nyasaland Regiment. The medal was awarded until 1942 when...
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defences in the British colony. In 1940, the 631 members of the Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) were based in five places in the colony and a small party...
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The Puntland–Somaliland war is a ongoing War over the provinces of Sool, Sanaag and the Buuhoodle district of Togdheer region between the self-declared...
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Somtel, Telcom and NationLink. Livestock is the backbone of Somaliland's economy. Sheep, camels, and cattle are shipped from the Berbera port and sent to...
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Operation Appearance (category 1941 in British Somaliland)
administration was imposed on the protectorate, the local police and the Somaliland Camel Corps were re-established, civilians were disarmed and the economy was...
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Somaliland from Italy in December 1941 and the dissolution of the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1942, which was formerly tasked with the defense of the protectorate...
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The Somaliland War of Independence (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaaliland, lit. 'Somaliland Liberation War') was a rebellion waged by the Somali National...
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The Somaliland passport (Somali: Baasaboorka Somaliland, Arabic: جواز سفر صوماليلاندي) is the passport issued to citizens of the unrecognized country...
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