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The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo or the Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers; Slovene: Čudež pri Kobaridu ), took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in Slovenia ), on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of Kobarid or the Battle of Karfreit) took place on the Italian front of World War I . The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers and took place from 24th of October to 19th of November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in north ...
- 24 October – 19 November 1917
- Central Powers advance 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the Piave River
- Central Powers victory
Battle of Caporetto (October 24–December 19, 1917), Italian military disaster during World War I in which Italian troops retreated before an Austro-German offensive on the Isonzo front, northwest of Trieste. More than 600,000 war-weary and demoralized Italian soldiers either deserted or surrendered.
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Oct 28, 2009 · 1917. Battle of Caporetto. On October 24, 1917, the Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, or the Battle of Karfreit) begins. A combined German and Austro-Hungarian...
Dec 2, 2019 · Updated on December 02, 2019. The Battle of Caporetto was fought from October 24 to November 19, 1917, during World War I (1914-1918). Armies and Commanders. Italians. General Luigi Cadorna. General Luigi Capello. 15 divisions, 2213 guns. Central Powers. General Otto von Below. General Svetozar Boroevic. 25 divisions, 2,200 guns.
The Battle of Caporetto, 1917. One of the more spectacular successes of the war (by any belligerent), the Battle of Caporetto (also referred to as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo) saw combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces decisively break through the Italian line along the northern Isonzo, catching the Italian defenders entirely by ...
The Battle of Caporetto, also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, remains the worst defeat suffered by the Italian army to date. It began at two o’clock in the morning on 24 October 1917 on the Isonzo front and was fought between the Italian army and the combined forces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the German Reich.
