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Witness History: The Battle of Gondar

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The Battle of Gondar

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In 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a last stand by Mussolini's soldiers

In 1941, Italian colonial rule in Africa ended after a dramatic last stand by Mussolini's soldiers

In 1941, Italian colonial rule in East Africa ended when Mussolini’s soldiers made a dramatic final stand in the northern Ethiopian town of Gondar. After a bloody battle, General Guglielmo Nasi surrendered to troops from the British empire and Ethiopian fighters loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie. Simon Watts listens to an account in the BBC archive from Rene Cutforth, who was then a British army officer and later became a distinguished BBC war correspondent.

PHOTO: Italian soldiers surrendering in the build-up to the Battle of Gondar (Getty Images)

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