Battle of Vittorio Veneto

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The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was the decisive 1918 Italian offensive against Austria-Hungary that led to the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Army and contributed significantly to the end of World War I on the Italian Front.

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Battle of Vittorio Veneto canonical 8
1918 Italian campaign 1
Offensiva di Vittorio Veneto 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Battle of Vittorio Veneto
surface form: Offensiva di Vittorio Veneto
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Czechoslovak Legion
France
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Montenegro
Kingdom of Serbia
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
campaign final Italian offensive of World War I
casualties heavy Austro-Hungarian casualties
significant number of Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war
commander Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Armando Diaz
Lord Cavan
Luigi Cadorna
Svetozar Boroević
conflictOf World War I
country Italy
endDate 1918-11-03
followedBy Armistice of Villa Giusti
front Italian Front
involvedUnit Austro-Hungarian Army
British Italian Expeditionary Force
French Italian Expeditionary Corps
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army
location Kingdom of Italy
Veneto
Vittorio Veneto
objective break Austro-Hungarian lines on the Piave River
force Austria-Hungary out of the war
opponent Austro-Hungarian Empire
outcome Austro-Hungarian request for armistice
Italian breakthrough at Vittorio Veneto
partOf Italian Front
surface form: Italian Front of World War I
precededBy Battle of Caporetto
relatedEvent Armistice of Villa Giusti
dissolution of Austria-Hungary
result decisive Italian victory
river Piave River
Tagliamento River
significance contributed to end of World War I on the Italian Front
led to collapse of Austro-Hungarian Army
triggered disintegration of Austria-Hungary
startDate 1918-10-24
theater European theatre of World War I
year 1918

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Italian Front majorBattle Battle of Vittorio Veneto
subject surface form: Italian Front (World War I)
European theatre of World War I hasPart Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Cape Spartivento battleshipInvolved Battle of Vittorio Veneto
this entity surface form: Vittorio Veneto
Battle of the Piave River followedBy Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle of the Piave River campaign Battle of Vittorio Veneto
this entity surface form: 1918 Italian campaign
Battle of Vittorio Veneto alsoKnownAs Battle of Vittorio Veneto
this entity surface form: Offensiva di Vittorio Veneto
Regio Esercito notableBattle Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Armando Diaz battle Battle of Vittorio Veneto
British 5th Division participatedIn Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto (damaged, not sunk) namedAfter Battle of Vittorio Veneto
subject surface form: Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto
battleship Vittorio Veneto namedAfter Battle of Vittorio Veneto
subject surface form: Vittorio Veneto