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combined Central Powers forces expanded, an already limited logistical capacity was overstrained. By the time the attack reached the Piave, the soldiers of the Central Powers were running low on supplies and were feeling the effects of exhaustion. As the Italians began to counter the pressure put on them, the German forces lost momentum and were once again caught up in another round of
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Italian losses were enormous: 13,000 were killed, 30,000 wounded and 265,000–275,000 were taken prisoner. Morale was so low among the Italian troops, mainly due to Cadorna's harsh disciplinary regime, that most of these surrendered willingly. 3,152 artillery pieces, 3,000 machine guns and 1,712
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Brian R. Sullivan called Caporetto "the greatest defeat in Italian military history." John R. Schindler wrote "By any standard, Twelfth Isonzo and its aftermath represented an unprecedented catastrophe for Italian arms." The disaster "came as a shock" and "triggered a search for scapegoats,"
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in general. The inadequate provisioning, as well as the grueling night marches preliminary to the Battle of Caporetto, took a toll on the German and Austro-Hungarian forces. Despite these logistical problems, the initial assault was extremely successful. However, as the area controlled by the
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At 06:41, 2,200 guns opened fire, many targeting the valley road along which reserves were advancing to plug the gap. At 08:00 two large mines were detonated under strong points on the heights bordering the valley and the infantry attacked. Soon they penetrated the almost undefended Italian
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The attackers in the valley marched almost unopposed along the excellent road toward Italy, some advanced 25 kilometres (16 mi) on the first day. The Italian army beat back the attackers on either side of the sector where the central column attacked, but von Below's successful central
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penetration threw the entire Italian army into disarray. Forces had to be moved along the Italian front in an attempt to stem von Below's breakout, but this only weakened other points along the line and invited further attacks. At this point, the entire Italian position was threatened.
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Foul weather, as well as lack of readiness in some of the Austro-Hungarian divisions and in particular of their artillery, delayed the attack for two days but on 24 October there was no wind and the front was misted over. At 02:00, in the northern area of the battle (near
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Throughout the spring and summer of 1917, the Italians had launched numerous offensives on the Austro-Hungarian Lines in the Isonzo Sector, with the 11th Battle of the Isonzo being the most successful in pushing back the Austro-Hungarians. After the Italian success in the
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which was near the northeastern corner of the Venetian salient. Meanwhile, Svetozar's Austro-Hungarian army would attack the eastern end of the salient and a stretch of ground near the Adriatic shore.
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In addition, he was detested by his troops as being too harsh. Cadorna had been directing the battle some 30 kilometres (19 mi) behind the front and retreated another 160 km (99 mi) to
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River. Up to this point the Italians had been left to fight on their own but, after the Battle of Caporetto, Britain and France sent reinforcements to the Italians. They were reinforced by six
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infantry divisions as well as sizeable air contingents. However, these troops played no role in stemming the advancing Germans and Austro-Hungarians, because they were deployed on the
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was created to improve Allied military co-operation and develop a common strategy. Luigi Cadorna was forced to resign after the defeat, a final straw according to the Prime Minister,
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was referred to by Mussolini as the "Caporetto of Italian Socialism". Many years after the war, Caporetto was still being used to destroy the credibility of the liberal state.
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knew a breakthrough was going to happen at any moment, as both the Austro-Hungarians and Italians were exhausted, and running out of men to sustain the war. So, he wrote to
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Taken from the rest of the army: 300,000 stragglers and 50,000 deserters, overwhelmed by the routed first line but then were back. See also previous footnote and
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was bedridden with fever. Recognizing that his forces were ill-prepared for this attack and were being routed, Capello requested permission to withdraw to the
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By 10 November Italian losses were 10,000 dead, 30,000 wounded, and 265,000 prisoners (about 350,000 stragglers from the Second Army did manage to reach the
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The German and Austro-Hungarian battle plan was to use Otto von Below's German divisions, which would be guided by Konrad Krafft to attack a part of the
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mortars were lost, along with a vast amount of stores and equipment. In contrast, the Austro-Hungarians and Germans sustained around 70,000 casualties.
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and XXVII Corps. To protect the attackers' flanks, Alpine Troops infiltrated the strong points and batteries along the crests of the adjoining ridges,
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River, some 97 kilometres (60 mi) behind the Piave, as the British and French strategists did not believe the Piave line could be held.
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Sullivan, Brian R. (1994) "Chapter 4. Caporetto: Causes, recovery, and consequences" in: Andreopoulos, George J.; Selesky, Harold E., ed.s,
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The Piave served as a natural barrier where the Italians could establish a new defensive line, which was held during the subsequent
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After the battle, the term "Caporetto" gained a particular resonance in Italy. It is used to denote a terrible defeat – the failed
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Today, a museum in the town of Kobarid is dedicated to the Isonzo Battles in general, and the Caporetto Battle in particular.
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is an operational and tactical account of the battle as the centerpiece of the larger campaign in northeastern Italy.
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The buildup of German and Austro-Hungarian military forces in the region was noticed by Italian air reconnaissance.
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An additional 350,000 troops were temporarily separated from units before rejoining them, mostly at the Piave line.
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for his accomplishments in the battle, often bemoaned the demands placed upon his "poorly fed troops". The Allied
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culminating in a 1919 Italian military commission that investigated the causes of the debacle. At Rapallo, a
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The Battle of Caporetto has been the subject of a number of books. British writer and military historian
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Die Kriegführung im Sommer und Herbst 1917. Die Ereignisse außerhalb der Westfront bis November 1918
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the Italian forces opposing them. The battle was a demonstration of the effectiveness of the use of
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had been unable to break, had led to food shortages and widespread malnutrition in Germany and the
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The last push of Austro-Hungarian and German forces was met and defeated by Italian forces at the
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fortifications in the valley, breaching the defensive line of the Italian Second Army between the
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Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015
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Even before the battle, Germany was struggling to feed and supply its armies in the field.
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was opposed to this but was overruled. Later, in September three experts from the
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The Aftermath of Defeat: Societies, Armed Forces, and the Challenge of Recovery
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and took place from 24th of October to 19th of November 1917, near the town of
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Italian 102/35 anti-air guns mounted on SPA 9000C trucks during the retreat
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The rest of the Italian Army retreated 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the
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by the Germans also played a key role in the collapse of the
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Simon Jones: The Gas Attack at Caporetto, 24th October 1917
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and requested that German forces be deployed to Italy.
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wrote an excoriation of the battle in his first book,
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