I knew an old guy who said during WW2 he joined the army and went to Africa. What was he doing there? (I didn’t know him very well and he’s probably dead now so I can’t ask him directly). Was there any war related stuff going on in Africa?

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      Cape of Good Hope (Capetown)? That’s obviously there, but that’s the item I remember form school in regards to global sail routes