Original sentence: South Africa contributed to the Allied effort in capturing the two German colonies of German South West Africa and German East Africa as well as in battles in Western Europe and the Middle East.South Africa's ports and harbours, such as at Cape Town, Durban, and Simon's Town, were also rest-stops, refuelling-stations, and served as strategic assets to the Royal Navy during the war, helping to keep the vital sea lanes to the British Raj open
Edited sentence: South Africa's ports and harbours, such as at Cape Town, Durban, and Simon's Town, were also important rest-stops, refuelling-stations, and served as strategic assets to the British Royal Navy during the war, helping to keep the vital sea lanes to the British Raj open.There is no question that South Africa greatly assisted the Allies, and Great Britain in particular, in capturing the two German colonies of German South West Africa and German East Africa as well as in battles in Western Europe and the Middle East