 The new colony of the Italian Empire also included Ethiopia and Eritrea.To commemorate the victory, an Arch of Triumph was constructed in Mogadishu and many Somalis celebrated -with a military parade under the Arch- the union of the Ogaden to Somalia

After June 1940, when the Kingdom of Italy declared war on the Allies, two divisions of Somali soldiers were raised in Italian Somaliland.These were designated as the “101 Divisione Somala” and the ”102 Divisione Somala”.