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DE BONO
(Emilio, 1866-1944, Italian Fascist Politician & General, one of the four founders of Fascism and commander of the invasion of Abyssinia in 1935, executed after voting against Mussolini in the Fascist Supreme Council)
Brief Autograph Postcard Signed to Soldato Gilio Rubboli
addressed to him in the 34th Infantry, 5th Company, Cherasco, Cuneo (Piedemonte) inscribed in Italian with translation With our thanks and affectionate greetings in return..., the picture side of the card shows the 2nd Field Hospital Section during the war in Eritrea, and has a printed dedication to the glory and the fallen of the 2nd Division, Eritrea, 1 side postcard, postmarked Rome 13th April
Item Date: 1941
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Background
In 1935, De Bono became Supreme Commander of the Italian operation against Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. De Bono was appointed because Mussolini wanted the victory in Ethiopia to be not just an Italian victory but also a fascist victory, hence the appointment of a well-known fascist general. In addition, he was Commander-in-Chief of the forces invading from Italian-held Eritrea on what was known as the northern front. On 3rd October, forces under De Bono's command crossed into Ethiopia from Eritrea. On 6th October, his forces took Adowa, officially avenging the humiliating 1896 Italian defeat. Soon afterwards, De Bono entered the historically significant city of Axum and rode a white horse. After those initial triumphs, however, De Bono's advance slowed.
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