Imperial Army

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The Imperial Army was the land warfare branch of Ethiopia’s armed forces during the era of the Ethiopian Empire, particularly under Emperor Haile Selassie.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land warfare force
military branch
alliance Allied powers in World War II NERFINISHED
United Nations forces in the Korean War NERFINISHED
commanderInChief Emperor of Ethiopia NERFINISHED
conflict East African Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED
Eritrean War of Independence NERFINISHED
Korean War
Ogaden War NERFINISHED
Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED
country Ethiopia
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
disestablished 1974
disestablishedDuring Ethiopian Revolution NERFINISHED
doctrineInfluence British Army NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
engagedIn counterinsurgency operations in Bale
counterinsurgency operations in Eritrea
era Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
reign of Haile Selassie
garrison Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
headquarters Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand Amharic NERFINISHED
loyalty Emperor of Ethiopia NERFINISHED
militaryBranchOf Ethiopian armed forces NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Keren (1941) NERFINISHED
Battle of Maychew NERFINISHED
Defense of Addis Ababa (1936) NERFINISHED
notableCommander Haile Selassie NERFINISHED
notableUnit Imperial Bodyguard NERFINISHED
Kagnew Battalion NERFINISHED
partOf Armed Forces of the Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
reorganizedInto Derg-controlled armed forces
replacedBy Ethiopian National Defense Force NERFINISHED
role internal security
land warfare
territorial defense
sentExpeditionaryForce Kagnew Battalion NERFINISHED
serviceBranch army
status defunct
timePeriod 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfGovernmentForces monarchical armed forces
usedEquipmentFrom Italy NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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Imperial Ethiopian Army commonName Imperial Army