An Ethiopian war hero
Podcast |
Witness History
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
History
Publication Date |
Sep 16, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:08:57
In the early 1950s the Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, sent thousands of Ethiopian troops to fight in the Korean war. They were called the Kagnew Battalions and they formed part of the American-led UN force supporting South Korea against communist North Korea and their Chinese allies. Alex Last spoke to Captain Mamo Habtewold who won his country's highest honour. This programme is a rebroadcast. Photo: The Captain as a young man. Courtesy of Mamo Habtewold.

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