Italian invasion in Ethiopia during the Italo-Ethiopian War. Italian leader Mussolini sends his troops to attack the men of Haile Selassie. Italian soldiers advance in Amba Augher. They disperse on the mountainous terrain between the shrubs. Mountains in the background from which Ethiopian snipers target the Italian forces. Italians strengthen their positions in Amba Augher. Close-up view of machine gun firing toward a sniper atop a cliff, who is hit and falls from the cliff. Italians direct machine gun fire toward Ethiopian forces running on a battlefield.
Italian La Disperata Squadron in Eritrea. An Italian aircraft with a sign on it that reads ' La Disperata' A gunner aboard the aircraft. Men load bombs under the wing of the aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. The Commander of the Squadron is Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini's son in law. Aircraft take off from an airfield to raid Ethiopia.
People demonstrate in New York City, United States. Communists, Pacifists and other liberal anti-war demonstrators protest against war in general and Italy's aggression against Ethiopia (Italo-Ethiopian war). People carrying banners move on streets of New York. Banners read ' stop war' ' Unite against war'. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960.
Ethiopians load pack animals. Children practice marching with wooden guns in their hands, supervised by Ethiopian soldiers.
A pilot sits in the cockpit of a Potez 25 biplane of the Ethopian Air force. An officer leans over the cockpit and talks with him. Scenes of Ethiopian Air Force Breda Ba.15 powered by 7 cylinder Walter Venus radial engine. Engine is running and aircraft wheels are chocked.
Ethiopian fighters gather near large wood and straw buildings in Ethiopia. More arrive in vehicles including Emperor Haile Salassie, who is surrounded by a cordon of Ethiopian fighters and then enters an automobile and is driven away.