Remarkable pictures of Battle of Enderta , Italians crush Abyssinian war Minister ' s troops in decisive battle . These pictures just received in London , graphically tell the story of the great battle in the Enderto region of North Abyssinia , where after several days of fierce fighting the Italians scored a decisive victory over the troops of Bas Lulugate , Abyssinian War Minister , who has since died of pneumonia caused by exposure when directing operations . The battle broke out south of Makale . The 1 and 3 Italian Army Corps reached their objective only after they had overcome an extraordinarily tenacious resistence by the Abyssinians , who were eventually put to flight . The Italian soldiers were assisted by Blackshirts commanded by the Duke of Pistois . Photo shows , Italian planes being landed with food and supplies . 12 March 1936