Battle of the Ogaden

Battle of the Ogaden
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Date 14–25 April 1936 Location The Huwan, Ethiopia Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy Italian Somaliland	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Rodolfo Graziani Luigi Frusci	Ras Nasibu Wehib Pasha
Strength
38,000[nb 1]	30,000[nb 2]
Casualties and losses
2,000 casualties	5,000 casualties

The Battle of the Ogaden was fought in 1936 in the southern front of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The battle consisted of attacks by the Italian forces of General Rodolfo Graziani, the commander-in-chief of the forces on the "southern front", against Ethiopian defensive positions commanded by Ras Nasibu Emmanual. The strong defensive positions were designed by Wehib Pasha and known as the "Hindenburg Wall". The battle was primarily fought to the south of Harar and Jijiga.

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