Eritrea was a colony of Italy from 1882–1941, when it fell to British led forces who invaded from Sudan. The Italians under the Fascist ruler, Benito Mussolini, saw Eritrea as a part of a wider African empire including Somalia, Libya and Ethiopia. These plans finally came to nothing when Britain and troops from across the British Empire marched into Addis Ababa, returning the Emperor Haile Selassie to his throne.
The British, South African, Sudanese and Indian forces who recaptured Ethiopia from the Italians were not alone: Ethiopians had resisted Mussolini’s forces from the moment they crossed the border from Eritrea and never gave up.
Among them was one of the bravest: Jagama Kelo. You can read about his achievements here.
But Italy left behind some fascinating maps – some as postcards which served a propaganda purpose.
Martin
Martin Plaut 
Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhoneThee of my cards about Eritrea , AbysiniaRegardsGeert
The first sentence says:-“Eritrea was a colony of Eritrea from 1882–1936…” I think it needs edition.
Just a small correction—Eritrea was a colony of Italy from 1882 to 1936, not a colony of itself. Thanks for the informative article!
Thanks for the correction. Most helpful.
Just read your article. Italy’s “plans finally came to nothing when Britain and troops from across the British Empire marched into Addis Ababa”. How about a little acknowledgement and balance in your piece that the brave Ethiopian sacrificed their lives in the defeat of the Italian invaders.
Thank you.
Solomon
You make a good point. I have added a brief section from a previous post about Jagama Kelo. Thank you for raising this.
I’m so surprised and wondered what I got the information here, about the Ethiopian wonderful hero that of great Jicama Kello!
Thankyou!