What the records say
- When
- 12 Jan 1936 – 20 Jan 1936
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 9.00° N, 40.00° E
- Description
- 1936 battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Ganale Doria
1936 battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Battle of Ganale Doria took place in 1936 during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. It was fought on the "southern front". The battle consisted largely of air attacks by the Italian Royal Air Force, under the command of General Rodolfo Graziani, against an advancing and then withdrawing Ethiopian army under Ras Desta Damtu.
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