406:
and if the
Somalis held Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would be unable to export its crops or bring in equipment needed to continue the fight. Gebre Tareke estimates the Somalis advanced with two motorized brigades, one tank battalion and one ballistic missile battery upon the city; against them were the Ethiopian Second Militia Division, the 201 Nebelbal battalion, 781 battalion of the 78th Brigade, the 4th Mechanized Company, and a tank platoon possessing two tanks. The fighting was vicious as both sides knew what the stakes were but after two days, despite the Somalis gaining possession of the airport at one point, the Ethiopians had repulsed the assault and forced the Somalis to withdraw. Henceforth this became known as the
179:
130:
149:
102:
37:
363:
163:
117:
405:
By 17 August 1977, elements of the Somali Army had reached the outskirts of the strategic city of Dire Dawa. Not only was the country's second largest military airbase located here, as well as
Ethiopia's crossroads into the Ogaden, but Ethiopia's rail lifeline to the Red Sea ran through this city,
394:. However, Somalia was easily overpowering Ethiopian military hardware and technology. Soviet General Vasily Petrov had to report back to Moscow the "sorry state" of the Ethiopian Army. The
354:
Ethiopian forces present in the Ogaden were largely composed of the
Ethiopian Army's 3rd Mechanised Division, backed by an ad hoc 9th Fighter Squadron equipped with F-5E jet fighters.
599:
210:
445:
378:. The attacking forces did suffer some early setbacks; Ethiopian defenders at Dire Dawa and Jijiga inflicted heavy casualties on assaulting forces. The
327:, and 600 artillery, which was almost the whole Somali Army. Soviet officials put the number of attacking Somali forces at 23,000 servicemen, 150
312:
580:
203:
670:
680:
675:
561:
591:
414:
348:
196:
134:
665:
399:
395:
685:
324:
269:
172:
162:
122:
690:
695:
449:
446:"ТОТАЛЬНАЯ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКАЯ ВОЙНА. НЕДОКУМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ ЗАПИСКИ: Война между Эфиопией и Сомали 1977-78 гг. Page 2"
417:
forces controlled up to 90% of Ogaden's territory, about 320,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi).
391:
374:
By the end of July 1977, 60% of the Ogaden had been taken by the SNA-WSLF force, including Gode, on the
323:
According to
Ethiopian sources, the invaders numbered 70,000 troops, 40 fighter planes, 250 tanks, 350
304:
407:
379:
367:
237:
616:
576:
557:
642:
608:
252:
242:
36:
383:
247:
362:
375:
289:
659:
297:
633:
387:
646:
628:
220:
28:
402:
that suffered the brunt of the Somali invasion practically ceased to exist.
285:
347:. In addition to the Somali regular troops, another 15,000 fighters of the
631:(1983). "Soviet intervention and the Ogaden counter-offensive of 1978".
498:
620:
340:
332:
344:
336:
308:
277:
62:
612:
361:
281:
499:"Ethiopian Airpower:From Inception to Victory in the Ogaden War"
328:
293:
273:
148:
107:
192:
335:
tanks, as well as 250 armoured personnel carriers such as the
188:
315:
documents (some other sources state 13 July or 23 July).
276:
in two formations. The main force had the aim of seizing
575:. England - South Africa: Helion & Company Limited.
554:
The
Ethiopian Army: From Victory to Collapse, 1977-1991
573:
Wings over Ogaden: The
Ethiopian–Somali War, 1978–1979
600:
International
Journal of African Historical Studies
16:
1977 invasion of
Somalia in the Ethiopian territory
468:
466:
410:and the city was never again at risk of attack.
390:, despite being initially outnumbered by Somali
84:Somali forces capture 320,000 sq. Km of Ogaden.
21:
440:
438:
436:
434:
432:
430:
204:
8:
592:"The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited"
211:
197:
189:
35:
18:
351:(WSLF) were also present in the Ogaden.
311:on 12 July 1977, according to Ethiopian
426:
535:
523:
472:
511:
484:
7:
370:BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier.
288:while a secondary force assaulted
14:
556:. Northwestern University Press.
413:By October 1977, Somali Army and
400:4th Ethiopian Infantry Divisions
177:
161:
147:
128:
115:
100:
349:Western Somali Liberation Front
382:(EAF) also began to establish
307:(SNA) committed to invade the
268:took place in July 1977, when
1:
313:Ministry of National Defense
153:51,000 soldiers (Initially)
53:13 July 1977 – October 1977
712:
671:Battles involving Ethiopia
41:Extent of Somali territory
681:Battles of the Ogaden War
676:Battles involving Somalia
647:10.1080/03071848308523524
266:Somali invasion of Ogaden
233:Somali invasion of Ogaden
228:
140:
92:
45:
34:
26:
22:Somali invasion of Ogaden
552:Ayele, Fantahun (2014).
590:Tareke, Gebru (2000).
371:
666:Invasions of Ethiopia
365:
571:Cooper, Tom (2015).
368:Somali National Army
305:Somali National Army
408:Battle of Dire Dawa
380:Ethiopian Air Force
372:
686:Conflicts in 1977
582:978-1-909982-38-3
497:Schaefer, Scoot.
261:
260:
187:
186:
88:
87:
703:
691:1977 in Ethiopia
650:
624:
596:
586:
567:
539:
533:
527:
521:
515:
509:
503:
502:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
461:
460:
458:
457:
448:. Archived from
442:
223:
213:
206:
199:
190:
182:
181:
180:
166:
165:
152:
151:
133:
132:
131:
125:
121:
119:
118:
110:
106:
104:
103:
47:
46:
39:
19:
711:
710:
706:
705:
704:
702:
701:
700:
696:1977 in Somalia
656:
655:
627:
613:10.2307/3097438
594:
589:
583:
570:
564:
551:
548:
543:
542:
534:
530:
522:
518:
510:
506:
496:
495:
491:
483:
479:
471:
464:
455:
453:
444:
443:
428:
423:
384:air superiority
360:
321:
262:
257:
224:
219:
217:
183:15,000 fighters
178:
176:
175:
170:
168:
167:25,000 soldiers
160:
156:
154:
146:
129:
127:
126:
116:
114:
113:
101:
99:
98:
80:
66:
40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
709:
707:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
658:
657:
652:
651:
625:
607:(3): 635–667.
587:
581:
568:
562:
547:
544:
541:
540:
538:, p. 646.
528:
526:, p. 645.
516:
504:
489:
487:, p. 106.
477:
475:, p. 644.
462:
425:
424:
422:
419:
376:Shabelle River
359:
356:
320:
317:
259:
258:
256:
255:
250:
245:
240:
235:
229:
226:
225:
218:
216:
215:
208:
201:
193:
185:
184:
158:
143:
142:
138:
137:
111:
95:
94:
90:
89:
86:
85:
82:
76:
75:
74:Somali victory
72:
68:
67:
61:
59:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
32:
31:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
708:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
654:
648:
644:
640:
636:
635:
630:
626:
622:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
601:
593:
588:
584:
578:
574:
569:
565:
563:9780810130111
559:
555:
550:
549:
545:
537:
532:
529:
525:
520:
517:
514:, p. 42.
513:
508:
505:
500:
493:
490:
486:
481:
478:
474:
469:
467:
463:
452:on 2019-05-09
451:
447:
441:
439:
437:
435:
433:
431:
427:
420:
418:
416:
411:
409:
403:
401:
397:
393:
389:
388:Northrop F-5s
385:
381:
377:
369:
364:
357:
355:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
318:
316:
314:
310:
306:
301:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
230:
227:
222:
214:
209:
207:
202:
200:
195:
194:
191:
174:
164:
159:
150:
145:
144:
139:
136:
124:
112:
109:
97:
96:
91:
83:
78:
77:
73:
70:
69:
64:
60:
57:
56:
52:
49:
48:
44:
38:
33:
30:
25:
20:
653:
641:(2): 42–46.
638:
634:RUSI Journal
632:
604:
598:
572:
553:
531:
519:
507:
492:
480:
454:. Retrieved
450:the original
412:
404:
373:
353:
322:
302:
265:
263:
232:
93:Belligerents
629:Urban, Mark
536:Tareke 2000
524:Tareke 2000
473:Tareke 2000
79:Territorial
660:Categories
546:References
512:Urban 1983
485:Ayele 2014
456:2009-05-27
386:using its
253:2nd Jijiga
243:1st Jijiga
221:Ogaden War
65:, Ethiopia
29:Ogaden War
286:Dire Dawa
272:attacked
238:Dire Dawa
169:200 tanks
345:BTR-60PB
337:BTR-50PK
274:Ethiopia
155:45 tanks
141:Strength
108:Ethiopia
58:Location
27:Part of
621:3097438
392:MiG-21s
341:BTR-152
333:T-54/55
331:and 50
270:Somalia
157:58 guns
123:Somalia
81:changes
619:
579:
560:
358:Battle
319:Forces
309:Ogaden
278:Jijiga
120:
105:
71:Result
63:Ogaden
617:JSTOR
595:(PDF)
421:Notes
282:Harar
248:Harar
577:ISBN
558:ISBN
415:WSLF
398:and
343:and
329:T-34
325:APCs
303:The
296:and
294:Gode
290:Dolo
284:and
264:The
173:APCs
171:250
135:WSLF
50:Date
643:doi
639:128
609:doi
396:3rd
298:Imi
662::
637:.
615:.
605:33
603:.
597:.
465:^
429:^
366:A
339:,
300:.
292:,
280:,
649:.
645::
623:.
611::
585:.
566:.
501:.
459:.
212:e
205:t
198:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
