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They came searching for young men to take to the training camps. The Italian campaign against Abyssinia would soon begin and General Balbo had promised his president to bolster his ranks with fighters from the African colony adept at climbing mountains and operating in rough terrains.
Their expectations differed from their previous attempts, as before the Fascists came to power in Italy, the army had already taken command of the ravines which had once witnessed their defeat at the hands of the Abyssinians. The situation was also different because a nation galvanized by a Fascist doctrine would not relent once it had decided to launch an assault, no matter the obstacles. The vehement message issued by the Italian propaganda machine was that the Italian sphere of influence on the dark
