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Northeastern Italy 1915-1917 - Battle of Caporetto - Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo - Situation 24 October and Operations to 12 November 1917
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1917-10-24/ 1917-11-12
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The Battle of Caporetto was a battle 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 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid. The battle was named after the Italian name of the town. Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian forces opposing them. The battle was a demonstration of the effectiveness of the use of stormtroopers and the infiltration tactics developed in part by Oskar von Hutier. The use of poison gas by the Germans also played a key role in the collapse of the Italian Second Army. The Italian Army retreated 150 kilometres to the Piave river, its effective strength declined from 1,800,000 troops down to 1,000,000 and the government of Paolo Boselli collapsed.
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Wikipedia: Battle_of_Caporetto
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