Addis Ababa in WW2 History | World War II Database

5 May 1936

Ethiopia

Italian forces captured Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing an end to Ethiopian resistance. During this campaign the Italian air force had used modern weapons, including poison gas, against natives armed with little more than primitive weapons. ww2dbase [Invasion of Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | AC]

19 Feb 1937

Ethiopia

During a public ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Eritrean nationalists attempted to kill Italian Viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with grenades. Italian guards fired into the crowd indiscriminately. ww2dbase [Addis Ababa | CPC]

6 Apr 1941

Ethiopia

British 11th African Division captured the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa unopposed; the Italian garrison originally based in Addis Ababa had withdrawn north to Gondar and Amba Alagi. ww2dbase [Invasion of Italian East Africa | Addis Ababa | CPC]

5 May 1941

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returned to his capital Addis Ababa. He had fled the city exactly five years during the Italian invasion. ww2dbase [Invasion of Italian East Africa | Haile Selassie I | Addis Ababa | CPC]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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