Operation Streamline Jane
| Battle of Madagascar | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indian Ocean theatre of World War II | |||||||||
 Kings African Rifles' 25 pdr battery in action near Ambositra in Madagascar against Vichy positions during Operation Steam Line Jane, September 1942. |
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Non-combatant Support:  Poland
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Non-combatant Support:  Germany
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| 10,000–15,000 soldiers (land forces) |
Vichy France: 8,000 troops 6 tanks 35 aircraft 4 warships |
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Location of Diego Suarez Bay
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Australia (naval only) 
South Africa
Netherlands (naval only)
Non-combatant Support:
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