Home›1942 in France›Battle of Madagascar🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسیไทย한국어中文日本語EntityQ1052651· pop 32· linked from 1,536 articlesBattle of Madagascar1942 battle during WWIIKey factsDateDate 5 May – 6 November 1942 ( 1942-05-05 – 1942-11-06 ) , (6 months and 1 day)ResultAllied victoryTerritorial changesFree French administration established in Madagascarvia Wikipedia infoboxWikidata factsImageDébarquement à Tamatave.jpgShow 3 more factsCommons categoryOperation Ironcladend time1942-11-06start time1942-05-05Sources (1)wikidata.orgvia Wikidata · CC0~33 min readArticleBelligerentsUnited KingdomRead full article (164 paragraphs)On the mapAvailable in 31 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةazbConnectionsSri LankaCountryAntananarivoEntityCategories1942 in France1942 in MadagascarAmphibious operations involving the United KingdomAmphibious operations of World War IIBattles and operations of World War II involving South AfricaBattles of World War II involving JapanConflicts in 1942French colonial empire in World War IILand battles and operations of World War II involving the United KingdomMilitary battles of Vichy FranceMilitary history of Madagascar