African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
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african-auxiliary-pioneer-corps-178-2788963
title:
African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
text:
The African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps (AAPC) was a unit of the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces recruited among Africans from the High Commission Territories (HCT). It was established in July 1941, after the paramount chiefs of the HCT managed to convince the colonial authorities to create an independent force consisting of their subjects. During its service it provided crucial logistical support to the Allied war effort during the North African, Dodecanese and Italian campaigns. Initially a labo
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description:
WW2-era British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Auxiliary_Pioneer_Corps
date created:
2018-03-10T19:47:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:22:15Z
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