Gondrand massacre

The Gondrand massacre was a 1936 Ethiopian attack on Italian workers of the Gondrand company. It was publicized by Fascist Italy in an attempt to justify its ongoing conquest of Ethiopia.

Gondrand Massacre
Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Victims of the massacre
LocationNear Mai LahlĂ , Ethiopia
DateFebruary 13, 1936
TargetItalian workers of the Gondrand Company
Victims68 killed
27 wounded
4 missing
40 Ethiopian soldiers killed
Perpetrators Imperial Ethiopian Army
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