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The Battle of Gabon or the Battle of Libreville was part of the West African Campaign of World War II fought in November 1940. The battle resulted in the Free French forces under General Charles de Gaulle taking Libreville, Gabon, and liberating all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.
On 8 October 1940, General de Gaulle arrived in Douala. On 12 October, he authorized plans for the invasion of Gabon. De Gaulle also wanted to use French Equatorial Africa as a base to launch...
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