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1935 Italian troops advance in East Africa as British fleet stands by at Alexandria
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5:19Now PlayingDate: 17th October 1935
Location: Egypt
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: War Zone Special 2nd Edition - With the Italians in Abyssinia - These Pictures are Presented by G.B. News as an Actual and Impartial Record of the Campaign
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ABYSSINIA Abyssinians marching to the front, machine guns anti-aircraft guns, General Nasibou reviews troops at Harrar, cavalry, Camels, and Mayor of Harrar - Grazmatch Quizaau Katoum.- Railway.
ASCARIES. Italian Ascaries advancing towards Abyssinia.
CARIO, Gugino. (Head of Italian Fascist Propaganda) Leaves Addis Ababa
GLORIOUS, H.M.S. British Fleet standby At Alexandria
HAILE SELASSIE, Emperor of Anyssinia At Feast of the Holy Virgin with Empress
ITALY. MILITARY. Ascaries Tanks guns and soldiers advance against Abyssinia.
NAVAL - BRITISH. British Fleet at Alexandria H.M.S.Revenge, Resolution, Exeter, H.66. H23. Air craft carrier Glorious.
NAZIBOU, General. reviews troops at Harrar.
PHILLIPS, Sir Percival Leaves Addis Ababa by Train - looks out of window as train goes out.
"RESOLUTION" At Alexandria
"REVENGE" H.M.S. At Alexandria
Abyssinian - Italian Conflict; Italy; Ethiopia; Military - Active; Navy - Active
horseback, tanks, planes, declaration of war, Second Italo��������Abyssinian War, Italo-Abyssinian War, Italo-Ethiopian War, Italy Abyssinia War, Abyssinia Crisis, League of Nations, weakness
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