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Battle of Shire

Battle of Shire was a battle fought in 1936 at Shire, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Shire. It was part of Second Italo-Ethiopian War, which ran from 1935 to 1937. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 47,000 against 23,500.

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Fought1936
WhereShire, Ethiopia14.100N, 38.283E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeItalian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstEthiopian Empire
Casualties and losses1,000 killed & woundedand4,000 killed & wounded
Part ofSecond Italo-Ethiopian War1935 to 1937

Where it sits in Second Italo-Ethiopian War

Battle of Genale Doria, 1936Battle of Amba Aradam, 1936Battle of Shire, 1936Battle of Maychew, 1936Battle of the Ogaden, 193619361936Battle of Shire, 1936
5 placed engagements of Second Italo-Ethiopian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1936 (year precision)
to 1936
PlaceShire, Ethiopia
14.100N, 38.283E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength47,00023,500
Casualties and losses1,000 killed & wounded4,000 killed & wounded
Commanders
  • Pietro Badoglio
  • Imru Haile Selassie
Battle of ShireBattle of ShireBattle of AdwaSiege of BarentuBattle of Mek'eleBattle of HalaiBattle of Amba AradamBattle of AdwaSiege of BarentuBattle of Mek'eleBattle of HalaiBattle of Amba AradamMendeferaAdigratTessenei100 km14.100N, 38.283E
Placed at Shire; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Shire is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890824, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shire (1936), revision 1370589261, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.