East Africa Command | |
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Active | 1940 to 1964 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Command |
Garrison/HQ | Nairobi |
East Africa Command was a Command of the British Army.
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The formation was essentially an expansion of the East Africa Force[1] which came into being in August 1940.[2] It was reformed as a Command in September 1941 by General Sir William Platt and covered North East Africa, East Africa and British Central Africa.[3] It established its own intelligence network during the Mau Mau Uprising in 1952.[4] It was then disbanded in 1964 being replaced by British Land Forces Kenya.[5]
Commanders-in-Chief have included:[6][7]
GOC East Africa Force
GOC East Africa Command