March of the Iron Will
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The March of the Iron Will (Italian: marcia della ferrea volontà) was an Italian Fascist propaganda event staged from 26 April to 5 May 1936, during the final days of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Its goal was to capture the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in a show of force. An Italian mechanized column under the command of Pietro Badoglio, Marshal of Italy, advanced from the town of Dessie to take Addis Ababa.[1] The march covered a distance of approximately 200 miles (320 km).
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Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War | |||||||
Italian colonial troops advance on Addis Ababa | |||||||
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Kingdom of Italy | Ethiopian Empire | ||||||
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Pietro Badoglio | |||||||
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