PTO174
PTO174
Six photographs from Eritrea in the 1920’s. All described and dated. M
Price: $80.00
Photo Collections
PTO173
Rare photo of Major General Giovanni Passerone, commander of the 252nd Blackshirt ‘Aiciaiata’ Battalion of the 3rd Blackshirt (April 21st) Division, part of 2nd Corp under General Merevigna. Passerone became a POW in 1942. Described on back. M
Price: $35.00
PTO170
PTO170
Early 20th century photo collection from Eritrea. Places shown are Massawa, Cheren, Asmara and Agordat. Nice photos of muslims under banner, early Eritrean troops, muslims praying, local women and children, drawing water, early mining operation. 27 photos in all. Most described on back. M
Price: $600.00
PTO168
PTO168
Photo collection from a soldier with an artillery unit (probably the 3rd Artillery Battalion) attached to the 3rd Blackshirt Division (‘April 21st’) in Ethiopia in 1936. Shown are artillery range school in the field, rare photo of soldiers arming artillery shells, displaying a small artillery piece, soldiers eating rations, rare photo of a field telephone unit attached to the 2nd Battery in July. Rare photo of the arrival of General Archimede Mischi (Deputy Commander of the 3rd CCNN ‘April 21st’ Division) in September. Another rare photo of General Mischi addressing a group of Ethiopians through an interpreter. Discusses the fighting around Zuquala in November/December 1936, mortorized troop column on November 15, soldiers counting 46 dead after the battle of Urutoi(sp?) on November 18, wounded Ethiopians being transported by truck and surrounded by Galla tribesmen with spears, guarding an important prisoner on November 24, men of the April 21st Division singing, inspection of the April 21st Division, rare photo of Italian fort at Zuquala in December. Group photos given the names of each soldier, funeral for fallen soldiers in December. Building an observation tower at Bole with Eritrean troops wearing Italian headgear in January 1937, Italian officers with Eritrean troops posing on top of a redoubt in January. 32 photos in all, each described and most dated. An important collection showing the 3rd Blackshirt Division in its efforts to track down insurgents months after the fall of Addis Abeba. M
Note:Judging from the handwriting, a number of the photos in November are taken at Maji, deep in the south-west. It was one of the areas of final resistance to the Italians and the hunting down of the remaining leaders. This collection appears to reflect that campaign.
Price: $600.00
 PTO154 | Very rare press photo of what appears to be Lieutenant General Gambara. It was he who attacked Donkali and it was his soldiers that first entered Addis Abeba. Following the war he was appointed Chief of Staff and then Commander of the Corpo di Trupper Volontare in Spain. M Price: $40.00 |
PTO005
PTO005
Collection of 8 photographs (L. Legnani & R. Ghetti) on postcard stock, on different Types and Landscapes of Abyssinia and Eritrea. Imprinted descriptions. M
Price: $150.00
PTO010
PTO010
Collection of 7 photographs (Luce) on postcard stock, Types and Landscapes of Dancalia and Macalle. Imprinted descriptions. M
Price: $140.00
PTO023
PTO023
Collection of loose photos on the Abyssinian war. Abyssinian warrior, Axum, Galla Types, rare photo of indigenous cavalry, Blackshirt militia leaving Rome for East Africa, Abyssinian sentries, soldiers in Asmara, woman making bricks. 11 photos, no descriptions. M
Price: $180.00
PTO026
PTO026
Collection of small snapshots from the Abyssinian War. Local goat market, nice photos of Abyssinian militia, Abyssinian nobles meeting with Italians, fantasia, Mussolini monument. No description. 41 photos. M
Price: $380.00
PTO033
PTO033
Two photos of Italian Carabinieri in Abyssinia, during a hunting trip. Ascaris in attendance. There was an Eritrean version of Caribinieri called ‘’Zaptie’’ These detachments participated in the 1936 Abyssinian War and the East Africa Campaign of WW2. In 1941 in Somalia and Ethiopia 2,186 Zaptìe (plus 500 recruits under training) formed part of the Carabinieri. They were organized in a battalion commanded by Major Alfredo Serranti that defended Culqualber (Ethiopia) for three months until this military unit was destroyed by the Allies. In this battle, Muntaz (corporal) Unatu Endisciau of the LXXII Zaptie (I° Gruppo Carabinieri) Battalion was the only "soldier of color" to be awarded the Italian Gold Medal of Military Valor. After WWII a former member of the Zaptìe corps, Siad Barre, became President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. No description. M
Price: $60.00