This post is a collection of facts about the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1937). There are 9 facts listed below. Source:
Wikipedia
- Italy attacked Ethiopia simultaneously from Eritrea and Somalia in 1935
- Aksum was invaded and an obelisk was stolen
- Italian air force dropped 330 tons of mustard gas
- Nazi Germany sent arms to Ethiopia due to Italy's objection to Germany annexing Austria
- Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie fled in 1936
- Italy annexed Ethiopia in 1936
- Eritrea, Italian Somaliland and Ethiopia merged into Italian East Africa
- Yekatit 12 massacre in 1937
- Estimated 120,000 to 200,000 civilian deaths