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Battle of Maychew (1936)
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31 Mar 1936 — Haile Selassie’s last army attacks the Italian line and is broken by artillery, air power and mustard gas — a weapon banned by conventions Italy had signed. The road to the capital is open.
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- Battle site
- Chapter
- Italian invasion of Abyssinia (chapter 4 of Road to WW2)
- Atlas
- The Road to War, 1931–1941
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