French Military Administration in Fezzan

This article is about the specific polity French Military Administration in Fezzan and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

Establishment

• April 1943: The Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames was a territory in the southern part of the former Italian colony of Libya occupied and administered by the French from 1943.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. World War II

Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

1.1. World War II (North African Theatre)

Was the North African theatre of World War II.

• April 1943: The Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames was a territory in the southern part of the former Italian colony of Libya occupied and administered by the French from 1943.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• December 1951: Tripolitania joined Cyrenaica and Fezzan-Ghadames to form the Kingdom of Libya (with autonomy).

Disestablishment

• December 1951: Tripolitania joined Cyrenaica and Fezzan-Ghadames to form the Kingdom of Libya (with autonomy).