Battle of the Ogaden

Battle of the Ogaden
Part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War

Column of Italian colonial forces marching in Ethiopia
Date14–25 April 1936
Location
Ogaden, Ethiopia
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
 Ethiopia

 Italy

Commanders and leaders
Ras Nasibu
Vehib Pasha		 Rodolfo Graziani
Luigi Frusci
Olol Dinle
Strength
30,000 38,000
Casualties and losses
5,000 casualties 2,000 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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