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The Italian army repeatedly attacked and, despite winning a number of battles, suffered heavy losses and made little progress as the terrain favoured the defender. In 1916, the Italians stopped the Südtirol Offensive and conquered Gorizia.
The Italian Army broke through a gap near Sacile and poured in reinforcements that crushed the Austro-Hungarian defensive line. On 31 October, the Italian Army launched a full scale attack and the whole front began to collapse. On 3 November, 300,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers surrendered, at the same day the Italians entered Trento ...
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Pages in category "Military units and formations of Italy in World War I". The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
19 set 2024 · World War I - Italy, Italian Front, 1915-16: Great Britain, France, and Russia concluded the secret Treaty of London with Italy on April 26, 1915. In May Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, and the Battles of the Isonzo ensued.
Italy’s calculated decision for war in spring 1915 put her armed forces into a difficult position. A rapid victory against Austria-Hungary was vital, since the Italian public were not enthusiastic about the war and the army was not really ready to undertake a prolonged conflict.
Italian operations in brief. The 1914 and the outbreak of the European conflict. The immediate cause of the First World War was the assassination in Sarajevo (28th June 1914) of the Austrian heir Archduke Francesco Ferdinando and his wife by the Serbian irredentist student, Gavrilo Princip.
The Italian Army, thus heartened in its morale, flanked by its allies and strengthened in its overall structure, was able to resist the last offensive of the Dual Monarchy in the Battle of the Solstice in June 1918.
