Land service branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
For the former army of Ethiopia, see Army of the Ethiopian Empire.
Ethiopian Ground Forces
የኢትዮጵያ ምድር
ኀይል
Founded
26 October 1907 (1907-10-26) (116 years, 6 months)[1]
Country
Ethiopia
Type
Army
Role
Ground warfare
Part of
Ethiopian National Defense Force
Engagements
Gugsa Wale's rebellion
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
Korean War
United Nations Operation in the Congo
Eritrean War of Independence
1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
Ogaden War
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
Ethiopian Civil War
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Somalia War (2006–2009)
2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
Oromo conflict
Tigray War
2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
War in Amhara
Commanders
Supreme Commander
President Sahle-Work Zewde
Commander-in-chief
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Minister of Defense
Abraham Belay
Chief of General Staff
Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula[2][3]
Deputy Chief of General Staff
General Abebaw Tadesse
Chief of the Ground Force
Lieutenant General Asrat Dinero
Notable commanders
Gen Getachew Gudina Gen Bacha Debele Gen Hassen Ibrahim Lt.Gen. Alemeshet Degefe Lt.Gen. Belay Seyoum Lt.Gen. Zewdu Belay Lt.Gen. Shuma Abdeta Lt.Gen. Mohammed Tesema Lt.Gen. Hachalu Sheleme Lt.Gen. Mesele Meseret Maj. Gen Endalcachew w/Kidan Maj. Gen Tesfaye Ayalew Maj. Gen Adamneh Mengiste Maj. Gen Mulualem Admasu Maj. Gen Berhanu Bekele Brig.Gen. Shambel Beyene (Bale Kezeraw) Brig.Gen. Marye Beyene
Military unit
The Ethiopian Ground Forces (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ምድር ኀይል, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā midir ḫäyil) is the land service branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. It is the senior of the two uniformed military branches. It engages in land warfare and combined arms operations, including armored and mechanized operations as well as air assault operations.
^"National Army Day Honors heroes and renews the commitment of ENDF to peace and stability". Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. Oct 24, 2023.
^ "Ethiopia introduces its first Field Marshal rank amid changes to insignia". January 8, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.
^ ""የመከለከያ ሠራዊቱ ሲጠቀምበት በቆየው የማዕረግ ምልክት ላይ ማሻሻያዎችን አድርጓል።"" [The Defense Forces have made improvements to its rank insignia]. Facebook. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023.
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