Panzer Grenadier - Conquest of Ethiopia

Panzer Grenadier - Conquest of Ethiopia 

"Every man must come to war. Those who do not will be killed."
- Emperor Haile Selassie, Decree of Mobilization, September 1935.

Without the formality of a declaration of war, in October 1935, the Italian armies stormed Ethiopia from the north and south. The Ethiopian imperial army, poorly equipped and in short supply, resisted for 6 months before surrendering. Italian forces deployed tanks, planes and toxic gases against the Ethiopians, who responded with courage.

Conquest of Ethiopia is a box game from the Panzer Grenadier series. It contains 40 scenarios.

The Italian army relies mainly on its colonial troops recruited in Eritrea, Somalia and Libya. They also have black shirts, carabinieri, elite mountain troops, tanks, motorized transport, artillery and air forces.

The Ethiopian army consists of 3 distinct forces: Imperial Regulars, Imperial Levies (local forces loyal to the throne) and Provincial Levies (local forces loyal to their own leaders). None of the samples are very well armed.

The game includes eight semi-rigid cards. The cards are fully compatible with all other cards in the Panzer Grenadier series.