battle, Cold War

Battle of Godey

Name: Battle of Godey
Location: Gode, Ethiopia

Battle of Godey was a battle fought in 1977 at Gode, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gode. It was part of the Ogaden War, which ran from 1977 to 1978. The recorded result: Somali victory. Recorded strength: 3,000-5,000 against 2,350.

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Fought1977

WhereGode, Ethiopia5.950N, 43.550E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSomali victory

BelligerentsSomalia; WSLFagainstDerg

Casualties and lossesMinimaland1,850 killed; two Ethiopian divisions destroyed

Part ofOgaden WarSomali invasion of Ogaden

Where it sits in the Ogaden War

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Record

Date	1977 (year precision) to 1977
Place	Gode, Ethiopia 5.950N, 43.550E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	Somali forces successfully capture the city of Godey and surrounding regions
Strength	3,000-5,000	2,350
Casualties and losses	Minimal	1,850 killed; two Ethiopian divisions destroyed
Commanders	Abdullahi Ahmed Irro Abdillahi Askar Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf

Placed at Gode; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 170 km NE
Dolo hospital airstrike 1935, 257 km SW
British attack on Berbera 1827, 524 km N
Battle of Barawa 1507, 540 km S
Battle of Ecbatana 129 BC, 565 km E

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1977

Opération Lamantin Mauritania
Operation Dingo Mozambique
Siege of Barentu Eritrea
Battle of Massawa Eritrea
Battle of Lewisham United Kingdom

Battle of Godey is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136513316, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Godey, revision 1385526019, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.