Draft:Italian conquest of the Horn of Africa

Italian conquest of the Horn of Africa
Part of the interwar period

The March of the Iron Will of the Italian colonial soldiers on Addis Ababa
Date1924–1940
Location
Horn of Africa
Result Italian victory and hegemony over the entire Horn of Africa until 1941
Combatants
 Italy
Italian East Africa (After May 9, 1936)		 Sultanate of Hobyo
Majeerteen Sultanate
 Ethiopian Empire
 British Empire
... and more
Commanders and leaders
Fascist Italy Benito Mussolini
Ethiopian Empire Haile Selassie I Surrendered
Ethiopian Empire Desta Damtew Executed
Ali Yusuf Kenadid
/ Hassan Barsane †
Osman Mohamoud #
United Kingdom Archibald Wavell
... and more
Strength
Before 1927:
12,000 men[a], 135 artillery pieces, 3 aircraft[1]
1935–1937:
500,000[2]–685,000[3] men, 599[3]–800 tanks[2], 2,000 artillery pieces[2], 595 aircraft[3]
1940 invasion:
24,000 Italian and colonial troops
During resistance:
c. 42,000 men[4]		 Estimates vary


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  1. ^ "27 febbraio 1927. In Somalia si concludono le operazioni per la pacificazione dei sultanati". italiacoloniale.com. 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Stapleton 2018, The Italian invasion of Ethiopia (1935).
  3. ^ a b c Barker 1971, p. 20.
  4. ^ Del Boca 1969, p. 15-16.