March of the Iron Will

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March of the Iron Will
Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian colonial troops advance on Addis Ababa
Date 26 April – 5 May 1936 (1936-04-26 – 1936-05-05) Location Dessie–Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ethiopian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pietro Badoglio	Abebe Aregai Haile Mariam Mammo
Strength
12,500 Italians 4,000 Eritreans	Unknown
Casualties and losses
170 Eritreans killed 4 Italians captured	Unknown

The March of the Iron Will (Italian: marcia della ferrea volontà) was an Italian Fascist propaganda event staged from 26 April to 5 May 1936, during the final days of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Its goal was to capture the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in a show of force. An Italian mechanized column under the command of Pietro Badoglio, Marshal of Italy, advanced from the town of Dessie to take Addis Ababa.^[1] The march covered a distance of approximately 200 miles (320 km).