Battle of Gondar

The Battle of Gondar or Capture of Gondar was the last stand of the Italian forces in Italian East Africa during the Second World War. The battle took place in November 1941, during the East African Campaign. Gondar was the main town of Amhara in the mountains north of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, at an elevation of 7,000 ft (2,100 m) and had an Italian garrison of 40,000 men, commanded by Generale Guglielmo Nasi.

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1941  Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 12.6, 37.4667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Battle of Gondar

1852-09-27T00:00:00Z

1852-09-27T00:00:00Z

1852 Battle of Gur Amba

1935-10-03T00:00:00Z

1935-12-01T00:00:00Z

1935 De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia

1941-08-06T00:00:00Z

1941-11-21T00:00:00Z

1941 Battle of Culqualber

1935-10-03T00:00:00Z

1937-02-19T00:00:00Z

1935 — 1937 Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1270	Ethiopian Empire		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1852	Battle of Gur Amba	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1935	De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Culqualber	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Gondar	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	war	1935	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	war, Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire	Wikidata
site	fort		Fasil Ghebbi	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata