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Invasione italiana dell'Etopia (Ottobre 3, 1935)   Cerca

Nota d'ambito

Used for discussions of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. (en-US)

Definizione

On April 17, 1935, Italian armed forces invaded the East African kingdom of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) via Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea. Ethiopian forces resisted but by March 1936, they were defeated and emperor Haile Selassie was forced into exile in England. In June 1936, Selassie made his famous speech to the League of Nations in Switzerland regarding the invasion and the League's failure to protect its members. (en-US)

Fonte

Dear, I.C.B., ed. The Oxford Companion to World War II. Oxford and New York : Oxford Univerisity Press, 1995. p. 3-4

Termini più generici

• guerra e operazioni di guerra