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Italian 1st Eritrean Division
The First Eritrean Division or I Division Indigeni (Native) was organized for service in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War in 1935. It was formed from the Eritrean askari of the Battalion indigeni (Native Battalions) who provided the regular colonial forces of Italian Eritrea. It was dissolved in 1936 after the war. Organization 1st Native Division - Gen. Salvatore di Pietro * 1st Mixed Brigade - Brig. Gen. Gallina ** 1st Native Battalion Group *** I "Turitto" Native Battalion *** VI "Cossu" Native Battalion *** XVI "Adi Caieh" Native Battalion ** 5th Native Battalion Group *** VII "Prestinari" Native Battalion *** XV "Billia" Native Battalion ** 1st Mountain Artillery Battalion (65L17) * 3rd Mixed Brigade - Brig. Gen. Cubeddu ** 2nd Native Battalion Group *** III "Galliano" Native Battalion *** XI Native Battalion ** VI Native Battalion Group *** II "Hidalgo" Native Battalion *** XIII "Roma" Native Battalion *** XXIV Native Battalion ** 3rd Mountain Artillery Battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion ( am, ጣልያን ወረራ), and in Italy as the Ethiopian War ( it, Guerra d'Etiopia). It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations before the outbreak of the Second World War. On 3 October 1935, two hundred thousand soldiers of the Italian Army commanded by Marshal Emilio De Bono attacked from Eritrea (then an Italian colonial possession) without prior declaration of war. At the same time a minor force under General Rodolfo Graziani attacked from Italian Somalia. On 6 October, Adwa was conquered, a symbolic place for the Italian army because of the defeat at the Battle of Adwa by the Ethiopian army during the First Italo-Ethiopian Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askari
An askari (from Somali, Swahili and Arabic , , meaning "soldier" or "military", which also means "police" in the Somali language) was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in the African Great Lakes, Northeast Africa and Central Africa. The word is used in this sense in English, as well as in German, Italian, Urdu and Portuguese. In French, the word is used only in reference to native troops outside the French colonial empire. The designation is still in occasional use today to informally describe police, gendarmerie and security guards. During the period of the European colonial empires in Africa, locally recruited soldiers designated as askaris were employed by the Italian, British, Portuguese, German and Belgian colonial armies. They played a crucial role in the conquest of the various colonial possessions, and subsequently served as garrison and internal security forces. During both World Wars, askari units also served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Human remains found in Eritrea have been dated to 1 million years old and anthropological research indicates that the area may contain significant records related to the evolution of humans. Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups. Nine different languages are spoken by the nine recognised ethnic groups, the most widely spoken language being Tigrinya, the others being Tigre, Saho, Kunama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Pesenti
Gustavo Pesenti (January 15, 1878 – January 18, 1960) was an Italian general. He was Italian colonial governor of Somaliland. Biography He was a knight of the Military Order of Savoy. He was a recipient of the Bronze Medal of Military Valor. He fought in the Italo-Turkish War, World War I and Second Italo-Ethiopian War The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Itali .... Publications * ''Canti e ritmi arabici, somalici e suhaili'', Bollettino della Reale Società Geografica Italiana, 1910. * ''Di alcuni canti arabici e somalici'', Bollettino della Reale Società Geografica Italiana, 1912. * ''I canti del “Dikir”'', Bollettino della Reale Sociatà Geografica Italiana, 1916. * ''Canti sacri e profani: danze e ritmi degli Arabi dei Somali e dei Suhaili'', L'eroica, Mila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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