Battle of Shire (1936)

Battle of Shire
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Italian colonial troops in 1936
Date 29 February – 2 March 1936 Location Shire, Ethiopia Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Pietro Badoglio	Ras Imru
Strength
47,000	23,500
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed & wounded	4,000 killed & wounded

The Battle of Shire (Italian: Battaglia dello Shirè) was fought on the northern front of what was known as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. This battle consisted of attacks and counterattacks by Italian forces under Marshal of Italy Pietro Badoglio and Ethiopian forces under Ras^{[nb 1]} Imru Haile Selassie. This battle was primarily fought in the Shire area of Ethiopia.
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