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As part of the 1935 Italian Fascist invasion of Ethiopia, 3 full army divisions were sent to Italian Libya. Why were so many men sent to a territory that did not border Ethiopia? Were the Italians expecting a revival of Libyan guerrillas, or a British or French intervention against them?

by /u/fan_of_the_pikachu in /r/AskHistorians

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