Luigi Cadorna

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Luigi Cadorna was an Italian general best known for serving as Chief of Staff of the Italian Army during World War I, where he led Italy through much of the Isonzo campaign before being dismissed after the Caporetto disaster.

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Luigi Cadorna canonical 25
Cadorna 1
Luigi Cadorna, Italian Army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian general
human
allegiance Kingdom of Italy
appointedChiefOfStaff 1914
birthDate 1850-09-04
birthPlace Kingdom of Sardinia
Pallanza
burialPlace Sacrario Militare di Redipuglia
conflict Italo-Turkish War
Third Italian War of Independence
World War I
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Kingdom of Italy
deathDate 1928-12-21
deathPlace Bordighera
Kingdom of Italy
educatedAt Royal Military Academy of Turin
endOfTermAsChiefOfStaff 1917
era World War I
surface form: World War I era
familyName Luigi Cadorna self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cadorna
father Raffaele Cadorna
givenName Luigi
historicalReputation controversial
honorificTitle Maresciallo d'Italia
surface form: Marshal of Italy
languageSpoken Italian
memberOf Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Italian Senate
militaryBranch Regio Esercito
surface form: Royal Italian Army
militaryDoctrine offensive à outrance
militaryRank General
name Luigi Cadorna self-link
notableEvent Battle of Caporetto
Battle of the Isonzo
surface form: Isonzo campaign

Italian Front
surface form: Italian Front of World War I
notableWork Command of Italian forces on the Isonzo Front in World War I
notedFor association with the Caporetto disaster
leading Italian Army in early years of World War I
numberOfIsonzoOffensivesDirected 11
occupation military officer
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the Italian Army
Field Marshal of Italy
Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
predecessor Alberto Pollio
promotedToGeneral early 20th century
reasonForDismissal Battle of Caporetto
surface form: Defeat at the Battle of Caporetto
religion Roman Catholicism
styleOfCommand emphasis on frontal assaults
rigid discipline
successor Armando Diaz

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Italian Front opponentCommander Luigi Cadorna
subject surface form: Italian Front (World War I)
Maresciallo d'Italia notableHolder Luigi Cadorna
First Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Battle of the Piave River commander Luigi Cadorna
Battle of Vittorio Veneto commander Luigi Cadorna
Luigi Cadorna name Luigi Cadorna self-link
Luigi Cadorna familyName Luigi Cadorna self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cadorna
Third Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Regio Esercito notableCommander Luigi Cadorna
Eighth Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Armando Diaz replaced Luigi Cadorna
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo commander Luigi Cadorna
Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo sideCommanded Luigi Cadorna
this entity surface form: Luigi Cadorna, Italian Army
Battle of Caporetto commander Luigi Cadorna