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1936 battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Battle of Amba Aradam
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Italian soldiers during the battle
Date
10–19 February 1936
Location
Plain of Kalamino, Plain of Hintalo, and Amba Aradam, Ethiopia
Result
Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy
Italian Eritrea
Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Pietro Badoglio
Ras Mulugeta †
Strength
70,000 280 field guns 5,000 machine guns 170 airplanes
80,000 18 field guns 400 machine guns
Casualties and losses
800 casualties
6,000 killed 12,000 wounded
v
t
e
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
De Bono
Christmas
Dolo
Ganale Doria
1st Tembien
Enderta
Mai Lahlà
2nd Tembien
Shire
Maychew
Ogaden
Addis Ababa
The Battle of Amba Aradam (also known as the Battle of Enderta[1]) was fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. This battle consisted of attacks and counter-attacks by Italian forces under Marshal of Italy Pietro Badoglio and Ethiopian forces under Ras[nb 1] Mulugeta Yeggazu. This battle was primarily fought in the area around Amba Aradam which included most of Enderta Province.
^David Nicholle. The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935–36, p. 9
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