Italy - HOI4 - Eritrea

Meanwhile the offensive in East Africa continues. The first advance - I divert 5a CCNN Division to the rear of 2 Ethiopian divisions. The other 4 continue toward Addis Ababa.
Done.
Let's tighten the noose.
We are now closer to the capital but is very mountainous terrain which will making advancing tougher. The red top-centre is because I am only attacking with 1 division but it pins down the enemy.
Now that the 4 Alpine divisions have arrived from Italy I decide to send the lone division westwards.
Two more divisions attack westwards...
...while the remainder head south. (In retrospect I goofed there because I should have sent the 4 Alpine divisions westwards too, to capture that city.)
The 4 defending units at Addis Ababa have the defence advantage but reinforcements are on the way.
They've arrived and now we are making progress. Stalemate in the north however.
14 divisions are now moving against Addis Ababa....
...and it falls. Now I need to capture that city in the north.
10 Mar 1936 and it is day 69 of the 1st 70 day Focus. Let's take a look at what potential adversaries are doing. First Britain,
Poland,
Czechoslovakia,
Hungary,
Yugoslavia...
...and last but not least France.
That's why I need that city! I should have captured it earlier.
The Focus is completed...
...and I select Industrial Effort which will give me 4 badly needed CFs.
As you can see there is more action playing Italy.


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