Major conflict1935 – 1936 · 1 year

Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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Ethiopia · Addis Ababa

Estimated casualties

750Ksingle estimate · no range published

Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia using modern weapons and poison gas against a poorly equipped defense, resulting in Italian occupation and leading to international condemnation and League of Nations action.

Belligerents2

Italian Empire
Ethiopia

ON THE MAPEthiopian Empire

Conflict graph

PART OFItalian-Ethiopian Wars

SUB-CONFLICTS · 9

Battle of Walwal1934
Battle of Adigrat1935
Battle of Adowa1935
Battle of Dembeguina1935
Battle of the Ogaden (1936)1936
Battle of Ganale Doria1936
Battle of Lake Ashangi1936
Battle of Tembien (1st)1936
Battle of Tembien (2nd)1936

Sources

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