Empire of Ethiopia
- Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until 1974. Prior to the war, Italy invaded Ethiopia.
- Makonnen Endelkachew was Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
- Imru Haile Selassie
- Kassa Haile Darge
- Orde Wingate was a British Army Officer and commander of the Gideon Force during the East African Campaign. Under Wingate command, the Gideon Force was successful in aiding the British in defeating Fascist Italian forces and liberating Ethiopia.
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