Colin Frederick Blackden
Encyclopedia
Colin Frederick Blackden (born 1897, date of death unknown) was an officer in the British Army
during World War II
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Blackden was acting commander of several brigades of the King's African Rifles
during the East African Campaign
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British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Blackden was acting commander of several brigades of the King's African Rifles
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the East African colonies as well as external service as...
during the East African Campaign
East African Campaign (World War II)
The East African Campaign was a series of battles fought in East Africa during World War II by the British Empire, the British Commonwealth of Nations and several allies against the forces of Italy from June 1940 to November 1941....
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Command history
- Acting Commanding Officer, 2nd East African Brigade, East Africa - 1940
- Acting Commanding Officer, 22nd East African Brigade, detached to 11th African Division - 1941
- Commanding Officer, Lines of Communication Area, East Africa - 1941 to 1942
- Commanding Officer 27th North RhodesianNorthern RhodesiaNorthern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
Brigade, East Africa - 1942 - Commanding Officer, Sub-Area, East Africa - 1943 to 1944
See also
- East African CampaignEast African Campaign (World War II)The East African Campaign was a series of battles fought in East Africa during World War II by the British Empire, the British Commonwealth of Nations and several allies against the forces of Italy from June 1940 to November 1941....
- Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II)Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II)The Order of Battle, East African Campaign shows the ground forces available to both sides in East Africa on the date that the Italians declared war on Britain and France, 10 June 1940...