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First Battle of Tembien

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The First Battle of Tembien was a battle fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. [1]

38 relations: Abiy Addi, Addis Ababa, Amba Aradam, Army of the Ethiopian Empire, Battle of Amba Aradam, Beles River, Benito Mussolini, Christmas Offensive, Comando Truppe Alpine, Declaration of war, Duke, Emilio De Bono, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Ettore Bastico, General officer, Imru Haile Selassie, Italian 1st Eritrean Division, Italian 2nd Eritrean Division, Italian Eritrea, Italian order of battle for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Kassa Haile Darge, Marshal of Italy, Mekelle, Mulugeta Yeggazu, Pietro Badoglio, Regia Aeronautica, Royal Italian Army, Second Battle of Tembien, Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Seleh Leha, Seyoum Mengesha, Sulfur mustard, Tembien Province, 2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October), 3rd Army Corps (Italy).

Abiy Addi

Abiy Addi (also spelled Abi Addi; Tigrigna ዓብዪ ዓዲ "Big town") is a town and separate woreda in north central Ethiopia, and was capital of the former province of Tembien before that province was incorporated into Tigray.

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Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (አዲስ አበባ,, "new flower"; or Addis Abeba (the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority); Finfinne "natural spring") is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia.

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Amba Aradam

Amba Aradam is a mountain in northern Ethiopia.

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Army of the Ethiopian Empire

The Armies of the Ethiopian Empire have existed since earliest times.

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Battle of Amba Aradam

The Battle of Amba Aradam (also known as the Battle of Enderta) was a battle fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

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Beles River

Beles River is a river of western Ethiopia.

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Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF).

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Christmas Offensive

The Christmas Offensive took place during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

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Comando Truppe Alpine

The Comando Truppe Alpine (Alpine Troops Command) or COMTA (formerly also COMALP) commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called Alpini and various support and training units.

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Declaration of war

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another.

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Duke

A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch.

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Emilio De Bono

Emilio De Bono (19 March 1866 – 11 January 1944) was an Italian General, fascist activist, Marshal, and member of the Fascist Grand Council (Gran Consiglio del Fascismo).

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Eritrea

Eritrea (ኤርትራ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital at Asmara.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia (ኢትዮጵያ), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk), is a country located in the Horn of Africa.

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Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles

Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War besides the Central Army were mobilized from various provinces under their local leader.

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Ettore Bastico

Ettore Bastico (9 April 1876 – 2 December 1972) was an Italian military officer before and during World War II.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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Imru Haile Selassie

Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie, CBE (Amharic: ዕምሩ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ; 23 November 1892 – 15 August 1980) was an Ethiopian noble, soldier, and diplomat.

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Italian 1st Eritrean Division

The First Eritrean Division or I Division Indigeni (Native) was organized for service in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935.

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Italian 2nd Eritrean Division

The Italian 2nd Eritrean Division, also known as the Second Eritrean Division or II Division Indigini (Native), was an Italian Military division used in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935.

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Italian Eritrea

Italian Eritrea was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in the territory of present-day Eritrea.

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Italian order of battle for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The Italian Order of Battle for the Second Italo–Abyssinian War on 8 October 1935.

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Kassa Haile Darge

Leul Ras Kassa Hailu KS, GCVO, GBE, (Amharic: ካሣ ኀይሉ ዳርጌ; 7 August 1881 – 16 November 1956) was a Shewan nobleman, the son of Haile Wolde Kiros of Lasta and Tisseme Darge, and grandson of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie the brother of Menelik II's father.

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Marshal of Italy

Marshal of Italy (Italian: Maresciallo d'Italia) was a rank in the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito).

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Mekelle

Mekelle (መቐለ, mäqälle), formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray, is today the capital city of Tigray National Regional state.

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Mulugeta Yeggazu

Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu, (Amharic: ሙሉጌታ ይገዙ; killed 27 February 1936) was an Ethiopian government official.

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Pietro Badoglio

Marshal Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino (28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and a Prime Minister of Italy, as well as the first viceroy of Italian East Africa.

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Regia Aeronautica

The Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica Italiana) was the name of the air force of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Royal Italian Army

The Royal Italian Army (Italian: Regio Esercito Italiano) was the army of the Kingdom of Italy from the unification of Italy in 1861 to the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946.

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Second Battle of Tembien

The Second Battle of Tembien was a battle fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

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Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a colonial war from 3 October 1935 until 1939, despite the Italian claim to have defeated Ethiopia by 5 May 1936, the date of the capture of Addis Ababa.

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Seleh Leha

Seleh Leha (also transliterated Selekleka) is a town in northern Ethiopia.

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Seyoum Mengesha

Seyoum Mengesha KBE (Amharic: ሥዩም መንገሻ; 21 June 1887 – 15 December 1960) was an army commander and a member of the Royal family of the Ethiopian Empire.

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Sulfur mustard

Sulfur mustard, commonly known as mustard gas, is the prototypical substance of the sulfur-based family of cytotoxic and vesicant chemical warfare agents known as the sulfur mustards which have the ability to form large blisters on exposed skin and in the lungs.

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Tembien Province

Tembien is a historic region in Ethiopia and one of the former provinces of Ethiopia.

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2nd Blackshirt Division (28 October)

The 2nd Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre was an Italian Camicie Nere (Blackshirt) militia unit formed for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

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3rd Army Corps (Italy)

The 3rd Army Corps was one of three corps the Italian Army fielded during the Cold War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Tembien

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