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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion ( Amharic : ጣልያን ወረራ , romanized : Ṭalyan warära ; Oromo : Weerara ...
October 3: Italy invades Ethiopia. Italian forces under De Bono advance from Eritrea into northern Ethiopia. Italian forces under Graziani stand ready to advance from Italian Somaliland into southern Ethiopia. Italy is condemned by the League for attacking without formal declaration of war. October 5: The northern Italian army captures Adigrat.
Ethiopian war (disambiguation) Abyssinia Crisis, a 1935 crisis originating in the so-called Walwal incident in the then ongoing conflict between Italy and Ethiopia; East African Campaign (World War II) of 1940–1941 defeated the Italians and restored the independence of Abyssinia, this time with direct assistance from other powers
The Italian order of battle for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War on 8 October 1935. [1] The Ethiopian order of battle is listed separately. Comando Supremo Africa Orientale
Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War besides the Central Army were mobilized from various provinces under their local leader. According to 1935 Italian intelligence estimates of the Ethiopian provinces and their forces on the eve of hostilities, the Ethiopians had an army of 350,000 men. Strengths where known are noted followed ...
The diploma and medal. The Commemorative Medal for Military Operations in East Africa (Italian: Medaglia commemorativa delle operazioni militari in Africa Orientale) was a decoration established in 1936 by the Kingdom of Italy for personnel who took part in Italian military operations in East Africa in 1935 and 1936, corresponding to major military operations during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
On the 3 October 1935, Italian General Emilio De Bono invaded Abyssinia. ... The Civilising Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935–6. London: Cassell.
On 3 October 1935, General Emilio De Bono advanced into Ethiopia from Eritrea without a declaration of war.De Bono had a force of approximately 100,000 Italian soldiers and 25,000 Eritrean soldiers to advance towards Addis Ababa.