Battle of Godey
| Battle of Godey | |||||||||
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| Part of Ogaden War, and Somali invasion of Ogaden | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Derg | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abdullahi Ahmed Irro Abdillahi Askar Mohamed Ali | 5th Ethiopian Infantry Brigade | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3,000-5,000 | 2,350 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minimal |
1,850 killed two Ethiopian divisions destroyed | ||||||||
The Battle of Godey was a major early engagement in the Ogaden War (1977–1978), in which forces of the Somali Democratic Republic, in coordination with the Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF), captured the southeastern town of Godey from Ethiopia, between 24 and 25 July 1977. The assault was led by by Colonel Abdullahi Ahmed Irro of Somalia’s 60th Division. The battle was one of the most decisive initial victories for the Somalia in the war.