Italian troops leave for Ethiopia from Naples, Italy during World War II. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Italian troops embark onto a ship as they leave for Ethiopia from Italy. Soldiers aboard the ship as they wave. The ship begins to pull away as the soldiers wave.
Italian propaganda footage. Patrolling aircraft pass in the sky in support of the Italian military troops advancing through arid, rocky, mountainous sections of Ethiopia. Italian troops firing at enemy positions with rifles,artillery and machine gun. Soldiers sitting on the top of a captured cliff and images of the waving Italian flag.
Numerous tents erected in grasslands of Ethiopia as cattle graze in the background. Ethiopian tribesmen stand near a tent. A man smokes a hookah.
King Haile Selassie I sit under an umbrella as he watches a procession from a balcony in Ethiopia. Soldiers, people and cavalry take part in the procession. The Ethiopian warriors are preparing for the battle of Maichew. Large number of locals gathers to witness the procession. Police controls the crowd.
A newsreel titled 'Victory crowns Italian march through Ethiopia.' Film opens showing Italian troops riding in a column of armored personnel carriers. Closeup of Italian soldiers riding in one. An open truck moving uphill on sandy ground helped by Italian infantrymen who push on its sides. Italian soldiers manually moving an artillery piece up a shallow slope, as viewed through a thicket of bamboo. Soldiers running beside a canvas covered army truck that is out of control and rolling rapidly backwards downhill. It stops suddenly, as it hits a tree. An airplane is seen maneuvering low over some hills. Next, white smoke rises from the area. Italian infantry running freely and rapidly towards a native village of houses made mud, sticks, and thatch. Gunfire is heard. Then, two Italian officers are seen standing near some Ethiopian tribesmen prisoners seated on the ground. Italian Colonial troops carrying a wounded comrade in a sling. View from an overlooking hill of Ethiopian tribesmen prisoners in an outdoor enclosure. Closeups of some of the prisoners. Italian officers standing near a large stack of captured arms. Closeups of the stacked rifles and of an artillery piece. More prisoner closeups. Stacks of captured small indivual boxes containing rifle cartridges. Marshal of Italy, Pietro Badoglio, and another officer are seen at TC:01:06 through 01:10. Italian troops marching past the frame and propeller of an aircraft completely devoid of covering. Glimpse of Italian Camel Corps contingent. Mounted Italian cavalry dressed in ponchos and carrying the flag of the Kingdom of Italy, ride over a small bridge. A good number of Ethiopian tribal men and some women dancing and singing as Italian officers and troops pass on horseback. The Ethiopians bow in unison. The leading Italian officer salutes. Closeup of Italian officer by the Kingdom of Italy flag.. A large number of Ethiopians, some carrying large umbrellas, follow the Italians.
The invasion of Ethiopia by Italian forces. Infantry, armor, and mounted units are seen.
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