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Name: Northern Front (Second Italo-Ethiopian War)

Type: Event

Start: 1935 AD

End: 1936 AD

Parent: Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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Was the northern front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian war.

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1. De Bono Offensive

Was a military offensive by Italian general Emilio De Bono during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

  • November 1935: The Italian avant-gardes entered Macallè.
  • October 1935: The Italian I Corps took the city of Adigrat.
  • October 1935: Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa and 1,200 of his men surrendered to the Italian command near Adagmos.
  • October 1935: From October 15, the forces under the command of De Bono moved from Adua towards Axum to occupy the city.
  • October 1935: Adua was captured by the Italian II Corps.

    • 2. Ethiopian Christmas Offensive

    Was an Italian military offensive during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

  • December 1935: Italian military occupation of Abbi Addi.
  • January 1936: The Ethiopians reoccupied all of southern Tembien.

    • 3. Badoglio Offensive

    Was a military offensive by Italian general Pietro Badoglio during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

  • April 1936: Italian march on Gondar resulting in the occupation of Gondar and the Lake Tana area.
  • February 1936: Battle of Amba Aradam.
  • March 1936: Battle of the Scirè.
  • April 1936: Battle of Lake Ascianghi.
  • April 1936: The Italian army corps entered Dessié on April 15, 1936.
  • May 1936: Occupation of Addis Ababa by Italian forces.
  • February 1936: Second Battle of Tembien.

    • Selected Sources

  • Matteotti, F. (1938): La Formazione de l'impero coloniale italiano, Volume Terzo - L'impero (dall'occupazione di Dessiè all'assetto definitivo dell'impero), Milan (Italy), pp. 9-10

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