Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War besides the Central Army were mobilized from various provinces under their local leader. According to 1935 Italian intelligence estimates of the Ethiopian provinces and their forces on the eve of hostilities, the Ethiopians had an army of 350,000 men.
Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, excluding the Central Army, were mobilized from different regions under their local commanders.  Italian intelligence estimates from 1935 indicated that Ethiopia had a military force of 350,000 soldiers before the war began.