Second Battle of Tembien

Name: Second Battle of Tembien
Start: 1936-02-27
End: 1936-02-29

27 Feb 1936 – 29 Feb 1936 · 13.62° N, 39.00° E

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When: 27 Feb 1936 – 29 Feb 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.

Second battle of Tembien

1936 battle of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The second battle of Tembien was fought on the northern front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. This battle consisted of attacks by Italian forces under Marshal Pietro Badoglio on Ethiopian forces under Ras Kassa Haile Darge and Ras Seyoum Mangasha. This battle, which resulted in a decisive defeat of Ethiopian forces, was primarily fought in the area around the Tembien Province.

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

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