Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Ogaden WarWarOgaden WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War, was fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from 13 July 1977 to 23 March 1978 over control of the Ogaden region. Somalia invaded in support of the Western Somali Liberation Front insurgency, escalating into a full interstate war. Ethiopia was saved from defeat by a massive Soviet-organized airlift of military supplies worth roughly one billion dollars and the arrival of more than 12,000 Cuban soldiers and airmen alongside 1,500 Soviet advisors; on 23 January 1978 Cuban armored brigades inflicted heavy losses on Somali forces, and the combined Ethiopian-Cuban force then prevailed at Harar and Jijiga, pushing Somali forces out of the Ogaden. Ethiopia declared the last border post recovered on 23 March 1978, ending the war in an Ethiopian-allied victory; Somalia broke with the Soviet bloc afterward, and the defeat helped trigger the start of the Somali Rebellion. 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Wikipedia: Ogaden WarInfobox, date fieldInfobox date: 13 July 1977-23 March 1978Tareke|2000|p=Lead textThe Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orinet), was a military conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia fought from July 1977 to March 1978 over control of the sovereignty of the Ogaden region.Lead sectionEthiopia was saved from defeat and permanent loss of territory through a massive airlift of military supplies worth $1 billion, the arrival of more than 12,000 Cuban soldiers and airmen and 1,500 Soviet advisors, led by General Vasily Petrov.View the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: StG 44tier 4WikipediaUses: StG 44, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceMosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: M60 tanktier 2WikipediaUses: M60 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'Uses: M60 tank, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: BM-21 GradUses: BM-21 Grad, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: Beretta Model 38Uses: Beretta Model 38, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: M47 PattonUses: M47 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'View the SourceWikipedia: M41 Walker BulldogUses: M41 Walker Bulldog, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: M41 Walker Bulldog, Infobox: warsBay of Pigs Invasion Guatemalan Civil War 1964 Brazilian coup d'état Vietnam War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Sino-Vietnamese War Somali Civil War 2006 Thai coup d'état 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: T-62tier 2WikipediaUses: T-62, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: T-62, Wikipedia article textA Cuban armoured brigade with T-62s saw action against the Somali National Army during the Ogaden War in Ethiopia.View the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M59/66Uses: Zastava M59/66, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Zastava M59/66, Wikipedia article textSecond-line units of the Ethiopian Ground Forces used large numbers of the M59/66 alongside original Soviet SKS carbines during the Ogaden War.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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