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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instanceOf land warfare force
military branch
alliance Allied powers in World War II
United Nations forces in the Korean War
commanderInChief Emperor of Ethiopia
conflict East African Campaign of World War II
Eritrean War of Independence
Korean War
Ogaden War
linked to: Ogaden conflict

Second Italo-Ethiopian War
country Ethiopia
Ethiopian Empire
disestablished 1974
disestablishedDuring Ethiopian Revolution
doctrineInfluence British Army
United States Army
engagedIn counterinsurgency operations in Bale
counterinsurgency operations in Eritrea
era Ethiopian Empire
reign of Haile Selassie
garrison Addis Ababa
headquarters Addis Ababa
languageOfCommand Amharic
loyalty Emperor of Ethiopia
militaryBranchOf Ethiopian armed forces
notableBattle Battle of Keren (1941)
linked to: Battle of Keren

Battle of Maychew
Defense of Addis Ababa (1936)
notableCommander Haile Selassie
linked to: Haile Selassie I
notableUnit Imperial Bodyguard
Kagnew Battalion
partOf Armed Forces of the Ethiopian Empire
reorganizedInto Derg-controlled armed forces
replacedBy Ethiopian National Defense Force
role internal security
land warfare
territorial defense
sentExpeditionaryForce Kagnew Battalion
serviceBranch army
status defunct
timePeriod 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfGovernmentForces monarchical armed forces
usedEquipmentFrom Italy
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States

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Imperial Ethiopian Army commonName Imperial Army