ETH 441
ETH 441
ETH 441
13 large format photos taken by a soldier with the 220th Blackshirt Arditi (invalid) Battalion while participating in operations against Ethiopian troops loyal to Ras Desta Damtew in late 1936. All captioned. Shown are rebel Arussi dead following a skirmish at Uedda Uen with the Column "Mischi" (named after the commander of the Division), native submissions to the Arditi, rare photo of an Irregular banda and their chief Gabre Tecle, Italian shops in Addis Abeba, rare photo of Irregular banda outside an Italian field hospital, a banda leader and Italian padre, named banda leader, train engine of the Compagnie du chemin de fer franco-éthiopien, Cafe Romano in Addis Abeba, aerial view of Debra Marcos, local market at Villaggio Duca degli Abrussi. What makes this collection rare, among other things, is that it belonged to the "Mutilati" Division and taken almost a half year AFTER the war had officially ended.
NOTE: The 220th legion CCNN was composed of WW1 elite but aged veterans (Arditi), amputated veterans and Italians living abroad. This, along with its lack of machine guns and pack artillery, limited its usefulness. Nevertheless, it saw some combat in minor skirmishes on the Somali front, and performed creditably under the command of Generale di Divisione Enrico Boscardi. It was part of the 6th Divisione CC.NN. "Tevere" . On September 25 1936, the Division was taken over by General Archimede Mischi, participating in operations against Ethiopian troops loyal to Ras Desta Damtew.
Price: $520.00
