Battle of Kobarid
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The Battle of Kobarid, better known as the Battle of Caporetto (1917), was a major World War I offensive on the Italian Front in which Austro-Hungarian and German forces broke through Italian lines, causing a devastating Italian retreat.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kobarid canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battaglia di Caporetto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Central Powers offensive on Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Armando Diaz
NERFINISHED
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Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Luigi Cadorna NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto von Below NERFINISHED ⓘ Svetozar Boroević NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Allied military mission sent to Italy
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Italian retreat to the Piave River ⓘ collapse of Italian Second Army front ⓘ heavy Italian casualties and prisoners ⓘ replacement of Luigi Cadorna by Armando Diaz ⓘ strengthening of Italian defensive line on the Piave ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1917-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1917-10-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Piave River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Caporetto
NERFINISHED
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Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Caporetto area, Kingdom of Italy (at the time)
NERFINISHED
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Soča (Isonzo) River sector NERFINISHED ⓘ near Kobarid, present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Kobarid ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale Italian surrender and capture
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rapid Central Powers breakthrough ⓘ |
| opponent |
Austro-Hungarian Army
NERFINISHED
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German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Central Powers victory
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decisive defeat of Italy ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breakthrough of Italian lines on the Isonzo
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relieve pressure on Austro-Hungarian forces ⓘ |
| theatre | Alpine theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
infiltration tactics
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stormtrooper tactics ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery barrage
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poison gas ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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