Word: bilbala
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...Benito Mussolini's official military paper). It gave an account, presumably not exaggerated, of the difficulties of pacifying Ethiopia. During the rainy season (mid-June to mid-September) 113 Italian bombing planes were kept busy supplying isolated Italian outposts. Armed Forces described as "characteristic" the "episodes" of Lalibela, Bilbala Gorgis, Debra Brehan and Debra Sina...
...first-named place a detachment of 400 men was completely surrounded during the first week of September. Another detachment of 200, sent from Sokota to relieve them, was completely surrounded in its turn at Bilbala Gorgis. Only the air force could have saved the situation with its timely action in revictualing the besieged, and bombing and machine-gunning the hordes of rebels. Planes left every day from the base at Diredawa, 200 miles away, and supplied the men with a total of 130 tons of supplies, nine tons of munitions and 88,000 thalers [$47,000 in silver coin...
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