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Second Battle of Tembien
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War

Italian artillery in Tembien in 1936
Date27-29 February 1936
Location
Tembien Province, Ethiopia
Result

Italian victory

  • Destruction of the Ethiopian Army of the Center in the north
Belligerents

Second Battle of Tembien Italy

  • Italian Eritrea
Second Battle of Tembien Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Pietro Badoglio Ethiopian Empire Ras Kassa
Ethiopian Empire Ras Seyoum
Strength
70,000
(Plus 50,000 in reserve)
40,000
Casualties and losses
600 8,000

The Second Battle of Tembien was fought on the northern front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. This battle consisted of attacks by Italian forces under Marshal Pietro Badoglio on Ethiopian forces under Ras[nb 1] Kassa Haile Darge and Ras Seyoum Mangasha. This battle, which resulted in a decisive defeat of Ethiopian forces, was primarily fought in the area around the Tembien Province. The battle is notable for the large-scale use of mustard gas by the Italians.
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