 Belgian Congolese forces (with Belgian officers) notably fought against the Italian colonial army in Ethiopia, and were victorious in Asosa, Bortaï and in the Siege of Saïo under Major-general Auguste-Eduard Gilliaert during the second East African Campaign of 1940–1941.On 3 July 1941, the Italian forces (under General Pietro Gazzera) surrendered when they were cut off by the "Force Publique".A Congolese unit also served in the Far Eastern Theatre with the British army in the Burma Campaign.