Italian Army Combat Analysis- Abyssinia

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Re: Italian Army Combat Analysis- Abyssinia

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Post by UMachine » 28 Nov 2015, 01:55

As per our pm about out the frenzied road construction and disregard for life,Officer Engineer Augusto Robiati,imprisoned at Fort Baldiserra,and escaped.If he was in fact alongside my father in law,conditions were beyond extreme.
Http://www.augustorobiati.it/bioGB.htm

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Post by tigre » 28 Nov 2015, 05:39

Hello to all :D;
Excellent series of posts Raúl

Very much appreciated...great stuff.
Thank you very much for your support and comment Happy :wink:. UMachine thank you too for the interesting link on Augusto Robiati :wink:. Cheers. Raúl M 8-).


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Post by UMachine » 28 Nov 2015, 17:59

A pretty good site from Harvard covering the invasion and roadbuilding.
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/finear ... /index.cfm

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Post by tigre » 28 Nov 2015, 20:32

Thank you very much for that tip :wink:. Cheers. Raúl M 8-).

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Post by tigre » 07 Jan 2016, 14:59

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Use of chemical weapons in the war.

Chemical weapons do not appear to have been used in the war until Ethiopia launched its ‘Christmas offensive’ of 1935, which blunted an Italian offensive and succeeded in temporarily cutting off some communication and supply lines. In December 1935 Italian aircraft dropped tear gas grenades and asphyxiating gas over the Takkaze Valley in north-eastern Ethiopia. Italy controlled the air and initially dropped sulphur mustard air bombs but later shifted to the use of aerial spray tanks.

Sulphur mustard air bombs reportedly caused most of the chemical weapon casualties. The use of sulphur mustard played an important role in shifting the momentum of fighting in favour of the Italian forces and in demoralizing the Ethiopian forces. Its use resulted in many long-lasting, painful injuries and in a significant number of deaths.

Italy also used chemical weapons in the Battle of Shire (29 February–2 March 1936), the Battle of Maychew (31 March 1936) and in attacks on the remnants of Ethiopian forces in the Lake Ashangi region starting in April. The last reported use of chemical weapons by Italy was in April 1936. That month the Ethiopian Government also provided a list of towns it said had been attacked with chemical weapons (see table 1). Italy’s use of chemical weapons had a strategic effect on the conduct of the war and, as operations progressed, Italian forces were able to deliver large quantities of sulphur mustard against target areas. Chemical weapons were used to protect the flanks of Italian supply routes and lines of attack and as a ‘force multiplier’ to increase disruption in the Ethiopian forces by hindering communication, demoralizing troops and confusing troop movements.

Italy’s chemical warfare capability.

During World War II the Military Intelligence Division (G-2 Intelligence) of the United States War Department produced a series of ‘tentative lessons bulletins’, including several on Italy’s chemical warfare capabilities. These bulletins referred to Italy’s use of chemical weapons during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. One bulletin stated that an unnamed report confirmed Italy’s use of 105-mm artillery shells filled with sulphur mustard and the World War I irritant or ‘mask breaker’ diphenylchloroarsine; the effect of these shells was listed as ‘above expectations’. The bulletin also stated that 4336 aerial bombs filled with sulphur mustard and 540 aerial bombs filled with diphenylchloroarsine had been used against Ethiopian forces. Italy maintained chemical warfare storage facilities in Libya at Bhenghazi and Tripoli during the war against Ethiopia.

Source: The use of chemical weapons in the 1935–36 Italo-Ethiopian War. Lina Grip and John Hart. SIPRI Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programmme, October 2009.

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Post by tigre » 25 Jan 2016, 13:52

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Vehicles used in the campaign.

The Ansaldo-Lancia 1ZM was conceived and developed during WWI and was available since 1917. During the twenties and thirties, the majority of the 1ZMs were sent to East Africa and Libya as protection of the eastern colonies. The 1ZMs saw action during the Ethiopian Campaign in 1935, acting within the reconnaissance units.

Source: http://www.warlordgames.com/new-italian-armoured-cars/
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Column of light armored vehicles Autoblindo Ansaldo-Lancia 1ZM marching during a military parade...................................
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Post by tigre » 30 Jan 2016, 17:03

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Vehicles used in the campaign.

Source: http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,21 ... age,S.html

It seems to me or an execution took place in the background? Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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Ansaldo-Lancia 1ZM at Ghir Giza 1936..............................
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Post by tigre » 25 Jan 2017, 03:12

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Amba Aradam 1936.

Source: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collecta ... 03198.html

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Post by tigre » 28 Jul 2017, 21:54

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The war in Ethiopia in the photographs of Generale Montagna 1935-1936.

Source: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collecta ... 67762.html.

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Troops of the 6th Gruppo Battaglioni CC.NN. D'Eritrea on the move during the invasion of Ethiopia ............................................
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