They had no real effect on the invasion.
Italian Somaliland, Ethiopia, then Libya.
German rearmament violated the Versailles Treaty. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia violated the charter of the League of Nations, which was a creation of the Versailles Treaty.
The invasion took place in 1935, and although the civilized world was disgusted, no countries declared war on Italy in an attempt to save Ethiopia. The League of Nations proved itself largely powerless to stop this aggression. Ethiopia had a small and poorly equipped army which was no match for the modern Italian army and air force. Italy also used poison gas against the Ethiopians, as Japan had done against the Manchurians five years earlier. After Mussolini entered World War II, the British defeated Italian forces in Ethiopia, and Addis Ababa became the first capital city liberated from the Axis.
the invasion of Ethiopia
the invasion of Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator, used the Italian Army to invade Ethiopia starting on October 3, 1935. The Italians invaded from their colonies in Eritrea & Italian Somaliland. The Ethiopians were defeated by May 1936, and Ethiopia was annexed into the new Italian colony of East Africa. Hitler & Germany were not involved in the invasion.
the invasion of Ethiopia
the invasion of Ethiopia
the invasion of Ethiopia
They had no real effect on the invasion.
the invasion of Ethiopia
Italian Somaliland, Ethiopia, then Libya.
German rearmament violated the Versailles Treaty. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia violated the charter of the League of Nations, which was a creation of the Versailles Treaty.
The invasion took place in 1935, and although the civilized world was disgusted, no countries declared war on Italy in an attempt to save Ethiopia. The League of Nations proved itself largely powerless to stop this aggression. Ethiopia had a small and poorly equipped army which was no match for the modern Italian army and air force. Italy also used poison gas against the Ethiopians, as Japan had done against the Manchurians five years earlier. After Mussolini entered World War II, the British defeated Italian forces in Ethiopia, and Addis Ababa became the first capital city liberated from the Axis.
For the Germans, the Spanish Civil War was a testing ground.For the Italians, the invasion of Ethiopia was a testing ground.
The second Italo-Ethiopian war took place in 1935 and ended with Italian occupation of Ethiopia. The reason behind it was Italy's violation of territorial integrity of Ethiopia despite agreements. This led to the Wal-Wal incident in which 2 Italians and more than 100 Ethiopians died. This incident gave Italy a chance to start a conflict which resulted in invasion of Ethiopia.