![]() Indeed, in the wake of the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo in August 1917, Austria’s positions around the city of Gorizia were dangerously close to collapse. Despite this, the wave of Italian attacks had also taken a serious toll on Austro-Hungarian resources in the region. Pro Hereditate - extensive site (in En/It/Sl)Ĭoordinates: 45★6′33″N 13☃6′09″E / 45.94250°N 13.60250☎ / 45.94250 13.On October 24, 1917, a combined German and Austro-Hungarian force scores one of the most crushing victories of World War I, decimating the Italian line along the northern stretch of the Isonzo River in the Battle of Caporetto, also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, or the Battle of Karfreit (to the Germans).īy the autumn of 1917, Italian Commander in Chief Luigi Cadorna’s strategy of successive offensives near the Isonzo River in northern Italy-11 Italian attacks since May 1915 preceded the Austrian assault at Caporetto-had cost the Italians heavy casualties for an advance of less than seven miles, only one third of the way towards their preliminary objective, the city of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea.The Foundation preserves, restores and presents the historical and cultural heritage of the First World War in the area of the Isonzo Front for the study, tourist and educational purposes. The Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation.Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, Full Text Available Online. Page, Thomas Nelson, (1920) " Italy and the World War".Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military, 2011. Caporetto and the Isonzo Campaign: The Italian Front, 1915-1918. Anton Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti: Kaiserjäger - Ruhm und Ende. ![]()
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