First Battle of Tembien

Name: First Battle of Tembien
Start: 1936-01-20
End: 1936-01-24

20 Jan 1936 – 24 Jan 1936 · 13.62° N, 39.00° E

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When: 20 Jan 1936 – 24 Jan 1936
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 13.62° N, 39.00° E
Description: 1936 battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War

Placed at the town its title names, Tembien.

First battle of Tembien

1936 battle of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The first battle of Tembien was fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. This battle consisted of attacks and counterattacks by Italian forces under Marshal Pietro Badoglio and Ethiopian forces under Ras Kassa Haile Darge. This battle was primarily fought around Worsege Pass in what was then the Tembien Province of Ethiopia.

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Second Italo-Ethiopian War3 Oct 1935 · Interstate war · Deaths 400,000

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