For people adoring playing and collecting toy soldiers (Elastolin, Lineol, Durso, Britains, Marx, Timpo, Starlux and many others). I am presenting images of vintage toy soldiers as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Elastolin : Second Italo-Abyssinian War 🇮🇹⚔️🇪🇹
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War (the Second Italo-Abyssinian War) was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In 1936/37 Elastolin produced barefoot Ethiopian soldiers in khaki uniform worn by regular troops of Haille Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Only Nazi Germany sent arms and munitions to Ethiopia because it was frustrated over Italian objections to its attempts to integrate Austria.This prolonged the war and sapped Italian resources. It would soon lead to Italy's greater economic dependence of Germany and less interventionist policy on Austria, clearing the path for Hitler's Anschluss.
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