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34: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 1 - Invasion

History of the Second World War

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The Importance of Italian Forces in the Invasion of Ethiopia

On October 2nd 1935 the ambiguity of the situation would be over as Italian forces would move into Ethiopia. It had taken almost nine months for the preparations to be completed and the invasion would be launched from both Eritrea in the north and from Italian Somaliland in the south. The northern force would be commanded by General Emilio de Bono and it quickly ran into problems. Part of these issues were supply related. In the south with forces commanded by General Rodolfo Grasiani there would be similar problems. This is one of the first times that aerial resupply was a big part of a military operation.

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