Territorial Army (Ethiopia)

Territorial Army
CountryEthiopia
AllegianceEthiopian Empire
BranchArmy of the Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopian National Defense Force)
TypeNational ground force
RoleAuxiliary police

The Territorial Army (Amharic: የግዛት ጦር) was the national ground force of the Ethiopian Empire organized by Haile Selassie after World War II. It operated essentially as a loosely organized auxiliary force serving to aid in local police work. It was dominated by a group of officers known as "The Exiles" for their role in following the emperor out of the country in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

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