battle, interwar and Second World War

Ual-Ual Incident

Name: Ual-Ual Incident
Start: 1934-12-05
Location: Ogaden, Ethiopia

Ual-Ual Incident was a battle fought on 5 December 1934 at Ogaden, in what is now Ethiopia. Recorded strength: 400 Dubats; 2 armored cars and some airplanes against 1,200 men.

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Fought5 December 1934

WhereOgaden, Ethiopia7.280N, 44.300E

OutcomeShort agreement between Italy and Ethiopia under pressure from the League of Nations; Italian military victory; Casus belli of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstEthiopian Empire

Casualties and losses30 killedand107 killed; 40 wounded

Record

Date	5 December 1934
Place	Ogaden, Ethiopia 7.280N, 44.300E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Strength	400 Dubats; 2 armored cars and some airplanes	1,200 men
Casualties and losses	30 killed	107 killed; 40 wounded
Commanders	Roberto Cimmaruta	Omar Samatar

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

British attack on Berbera 1827, 360 km N
Battle of Ecbatana 129 BC, 542 km SE
Battle of Das 1332, 561 km NW
Siege of Aden 1513, 617 km N
Aden Expedition 1839, 617 km N

Elsewhere in 1934

Battle of Kashgar People's Republic of China
Battle of Yangi Hissar China
Battle of Yarkand China
Battle of Cañada Strongest Bolivia
Siege of Almadén Spain

Ual-Ual Incident 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 Q3149889, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Ual-Ual Incident, revision 1370752103, 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.