Fedor von Bock vs Mulugeta Yeggazu

Von Bock commanded Army Group North during the invasion of Poland. His forces advanced from Pomerania and East Prussia, encircling Polish forces. The campaign ended with the surrender of Warsaw and the partition of Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Von Bock commanded Army Group Center, the main German force in the invasion of the Soviet Union. His forces captured Minsk, Smolensk, and advanced to the outskirts of Moscow. The campaign stalled in winter, failing to capture Moscow.

Von Bock's Army Group Center launched Operation Typhoon to capture Moscow. Soviet counterattacks and harsh winter conditions halted the German advance. The failure to take Moscow marked the first major German defeat on the Eastern Front.

After the failure at Moscow, von Bock was relieved of command by Hitler. He was briefly recalled in 1942 to command Army Group South but was again dismissed after disagreements with Hitler over strategy. He retired to his estate and was killed in an air raid in 1945.

Mulugeta Yeggazu was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Imperial Army as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War approached. He was tasked with organizing the defense against the Italian invasion.

Mulugeta Yeggazu commanded the Ethiopian northern front at the Battle of Maychew. His forces were defeated by the Italian army under Marshal Pietro Badoglio, which used superior firepower and chemical weapons.

After the defeat at Maychew, Mulugeta Yeggazu was killed during the chaotic retreat. His death, along with the loss of many troops, marked a catastrophic collapse of Ethiopian resistance on the northern front.