The First Victory

by Andrew Stewart

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  INDEX

  Army Formations (or Units)

  Armies

  Eighth Army (i)

  Fourteenth Army (i)

  Corps

  I Corps (i)

  IV Corps (i)

  Divisions

  2nd African Division (i)

  12th African Division (i)

  4th Indian Division (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)

  5th Indian Division (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  1st South African Division (i)

  Brigades

  1st East African Infantry Brigade (i)

  22nd East African Infantry Brigade (i), (ii)

  26th East African Brigade (i)

  3rd Gold Coast Brigade (i)

  24th Gold Coast Brigade (i)

  7th Indian Infantry Brigade (i), (ii), (iii)

  9th Indian Infantry Brigade (i), (ii)

  10th Indian Infantry Brigade (i), (ii), (iii)

  11th Indian Infantry Brigade (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  29th Indian Infantry Brigade (i), (ii)

  29th Infantry Brigade (i)

  23rd Nigerian Brigade (i)

  1st South African Infantry Brigade (i), (ii)

  Regiments

  Essex Regiment

  1st Battalion (i), (ii)

  144th Field Regiment (i)

  King’s African Rifles see also KAR

  1st Battalion (i)

  3rd Battalion (i), (ii)

  5th Battalion (i)

  6th Battalion (i)

  5th Mahratta Light Infantry

  2nd Battalion (i)

  3rd Battalion (i)

  Nigerian Regiment

  1st Battalion (i), (ii)

  3rd Battalion (i)

  North Rhodesian Regiment

  1st Battalion (i), (ii)

  1st Punjab Regiment

  3rd Battalion (i)

  2nd Punjab Regiment

  3rd Battalion (i)

  Rajputana Rifles

  6th Battalion (i)

  Royal Sussex Regiment

  1st Battalion (i)

  4th Royal Tank Regiment (i)

  6th Royal Tank Regiment (i)

  The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

  1st Battalion (i)

  The Camerons (i)

  2nd Battalion (i)

  West Yorkshire Regiment

  2nd Battalion (i)

  Worcestershire Regiment

  1st Battalion (i)

  Other Units

  1st East African Light Battery (i)

  22nd Indian Mountain Battery (i)

  51 (Middle East) Commando (i)

  Air Formations (or Units)

  No. 1 Squadron South African Air Force (i)

  No. 1 Squadron, Southern Rhodesia Air Force (i)

  Italian Army Formations (or Units)

  2nd Colonial Brigade (i)

  27th Colonial Battalion (i)

  101st Division (i), (ii)

  Abyssinia (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) see also Ethiopia

  Ad Teclesan (i), (ii)

  Adardeb (i)

  Addis Ababa (i)

  1936 capture of (i)

  advance on (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Aosta’s problems (i)

  capture of (i), (ii)

  Cunningham’s Star of Solomon (i)

  fall of (i)

  German consul (i)

  Italian fear of reprisals against
(i)

  last major objective (i)

  Longmore aims to attack (i)

  sale of documents (i)

  Savoia Grenadiers from (i), (ii), (iii)

  Selassie kept away from (i)

  three-day massacre in (i)

  Aden

  aircraft and ships (i), (ii)

  attack on Massawa (i)

  becomes part of Wavell’s command area (i)

  British and French officers convene (i)

  control of sea communications (i)

  Godwin-Austen’s instructions (i)

  Gulf of (i), (ii), (iii)

  Military Mission No. 106 (i)

  naval forces back up (i)

  resources and facilities (i)

  Adi Ugri (i), (ii)

  Adowa (i)

  Adowa, Battle of (i), (ii), (iii)

  Afmadu (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  African Colonial Forces (i)

  African Divisions (i) see also named divisions (at head of index)

  Afrika Korps (i), (ii)

  Agibar (i)

  Agidrat (i)

  Agordat (i)

  3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment (i)

  airfield (i)

  Indian brigade (i)

  rail line cleared (i)

  routes to (i), (ii)

  Aicota (i)

  Akaki (i)

  Albania (i)

  Alexandria (i)

  Allen, Bill (i)

  Allenby, General (i)

  Alsace-Lorraine (i)

  Amba, Mount (i)

  Amba Alagi (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

  Amba Gorgias (i)

  Americans (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) see also United States

  Amery, Leo (i), (ii), (iii)

  Amhara people (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  Amharic language (i) n17

  Ancona, Duke of (i)

  Anglim, Simon (i) n3

  Anglo-Iranian oilfield (i)

  Angola (i)

  Aosta, Duke of (Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta)

  101st Division acquired (i)

  background (i)

  British in the Gojjam (i)

  British intelligence read wireless traffic (i)

  death (i)

  defensive campaign of (i)

  fixes on course of action (i)

  headquarters for final battle (i)

  Jibuti (i)

  mental defeat of (i)

  Mussolini and (i), (ii), (iii)

  Operation ‘Camilla’ (i), (ii)

  praise for (i)

  strategic understanding of (i)