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	First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Caporetto, 1917
		The scale of the Italian defeat at Caporetto led to both a change in government and Luigi Cadorna's dismissal as Chief of Staff.
		Overruled however by the Germans, a 25 km line was carefully selected in front of Caporetto, north of Gorizia and along the Isonzo, as the preferred point of attack.
		The local Italian commander at Caporetto, Capello, was ordered to prepare a defensive line: he chose instead to adopt an aggressive posture, massing his troops for an attack upon the southern flank of von Below's army to the east of Gorizia.
	www.firstworldwar.com /battles/caporetto.htm (978 words)

	Battle Of Caporetto - LoveToKnow 1911
		CAPORETTO - The Italian offensive I of Aug. - Sept. 1917 had reduced Boroevic's armies to the limit of resist 'See generally under Italian Campaigns.
		When Lequis was approaching Caporetto Cavaciocchi had nothing in hand but a squadron of cavalry and one battalion of infantry which had not yet reached its destination E. of the river.
		The occupation of Caporetto threatened to open another route nearly as short, but the possession of Monte Maggiore and the Stol, together with Monte Matajur, gave good hope that the advance of the enemy might be quickly brought to a halt when it had outrun the protecting fire of its own guns.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Battle_Of_Caporetto (9702 words)

	Battle of Caporetto - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The Battle of Caporetto took place during World War I, between October 24 and December 26, 1917 near the Austrian town of Caporetto (now in Slovenia).
		Caporetto, Battle of, engagement of World War I, fought between October and December 1917, that resulted in a disastrous defeat of the armed forces...
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from 24 October to 9 November 1917, near Kobarid, in what is now Slovenia, on...
	encarta.msn.com /Battle_of_Caporetto.html (271 words)

	::The Battle of Caporetto::
		The Battle of Caporetto was one of the more decisive battles of World War One.
		The primary opponents in the Isonzo area had been Austro-Hungarian forces and after the Eleventh Battle of Isonzo, there was a general concern amongst Germany's senior military commanders that their allies here might falter leaving Germany facing a soft-underbelly on her southern front.
		The Battle of Caporetto and the subsequent withdrawal, had a major impact on the Italian Army.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /battle_of_caporetto.htm (637 words)

	Battle of Caporetto Information
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from 24 October to 9 November 1917, near Kobarid, in what is now Slovenia, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		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 battle led to the conference at Rapallo and the creation of a Supreme War Council, with the aim of improving Allied military co-operation and developing a unified strategy.
	www.bookrags.com /Battle_of_Caporetto (515 words)

	World War One Battles
		The battle is often regarded as demonstrating that the Royal Navy was technologically inferior to the German Navy.
		The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, which ran from 14-17 July 1916 and comprised part of the second phase of the Somme Offensive, was launched primarily by Reserve Army (twelve battalions) with Rawlinson's Fourth Army providing a further battalion, on a front extending from Longueval to Bazentin-le-Petit Wood.
		These battles, and those British and Commonwealth soldiers who gave their lives, are commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, and at the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the world with nearly 12,000 graves.
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	Battle of Caporetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from 24 October to 9 November 1917, near Kobarid, in what is now Slovenia, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		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 battle led to the conference at Rapallo and the creation of a Supreme War Council, with the aim of improving Allied military co-operation and developing a unified strategy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Caporetto (575 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Battle of Caporetto
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from 24 October to 9 November 1917, near Kobarid, in what is now Slovenia, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		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 battle led to the conference at Rapallo and the creation of a Supreme War Council, with the aim of improving Allied military co-operation and developing a unified strategy.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Battle_of_Caporetto (739 words)

	Battle of Caporetto - Definition, explanation
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from October 24 to November 9, 1917, near Kobarid (now Slovenia) on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		The battle is also known to have been Erwin Rommel's first major achievement in the German Army.
		The bloody aftermath of the battle was vividly described by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/battle_of_caporetto.php (225 words)

	Battle of Caporetto, 24 October - 12 November 1917 (Italy)
		Caporetto, battle of, 24 October - 12 November 1917 (Italy)
		Battle of the First World War, also known as 12th Battle of Isonzo.
		The battle was a spectacular victory for the Central Powers.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_caporetto.html (374 words)

	Kobarid
		Kobarid (Italian Caporetto) is a town (population 1,250) in the upper Soča (Italian Isonzo) valley, West Slovenia, near Italian border.
		Kobarid is eminently known for the famous battle (Battle of Caporetto) that took place in its territory, from October 24 to November 9, 1917, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		Austrian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line, using grenades and flamethrowers, and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Caporetto.html (217 words)

	Battle of the Piave River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Piave River was a decisive victory for the Italian Army during World War I.
		The battle signalled the disintegration of its army as an effective fighting unit, which was finished off at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, four months later.
		Battles: The Battle of the Piave River, 1918
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Piave_River (531 words)

	The 12 Battles of the Isonzo: Italy and Austria lost a generation in the Alps in 12 pointless battles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Fifth battle of Isonzo the Italians came close to forcing the issue but again were repulsed with no significant gains in the end against the Austrian forces that had been reinforced by drafts from the empires Slavic regions, redeployments from Galicia, and the use of poison gas as a weapon.
		The sixth, seventh, eight, and ninth battles of the Isonzo were all fought in 1916 with the same results as those of the previous years.
		Known also as the Battle of Caporetto, this saw the Austrians reinforced by German mountain troops (among them a young Erwin Rommel) break the back of the Italians and nearly knock Italy out of the War.
	militaryhistory.suite101.com /article.cfm/the_12_battles_of_the_isonzo (795 words)

	FREE MonkeyNotes Study Guide Summary-A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway-SETTING/CHARACTER LIST-Free Book Notes ...
		Historically, the Battle of Caporetto was fought in October 1917, between the Italian and German- Austrian forces and as far as Italy was concerned, the battle was an disaster.
		Caporetto is a small town on the banks of the river Isonzo in Italy.
		The battle and Caporetto were lost and the Italian forces were compelled to withdraw.
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	La Grande Guerra: Caporetto - A Fresh Look
		The Battle of Caporetto, which began on October 24, 1917, is the most famous and most misunderstood battle of the Italian front.
		However, at the end of the battle, the Italian Army was in possession of a deep salient from which they could threaten Austrian - Hungarian positions of the Tolmino bridgehead to the north or the Carso range to the south.
		The failure of Italian intelligence to discover the true size of the offensive was to have dire consequences for Italian troops during the Battle of Caporetto because, based on their flawed intelligence, the Italian 2nd Army failed to adopt an adequate defensive deployment.
	www.worldwar1.com /itafront/caporetto.htm (7629 words)

	Battle of Caporetto
		In mid-September 1917, the Italian High Command brought the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo to a close and put its forces on the defensive because of fears that the Germans might be about to intervene.
		Ludendorff was unable to contribute more than six German divisions to the planned offensive, which was to be launched in the Caporetto sector, a relatively lightly defended area north of the Isonzo lines.
		Although Caporetto had ' almost knocked Italy out of the war', it produced a new determination to fight and achieve victory.
	www.westernfrontassociation.com /thegreatwar/articles/timeline/caporetto.htm (650 words)

	FALLS : The battle of Caporetto (fülszöveg)
		The preliminary battles along the Isonzo River went to the invaders, who outmaneuvered and outfought the Italians.
		The battle of Caporetto became necessary, in the words of the German General Ludendorff, "in order to prevent the collapse of Austria-Hungary." In defeat, the inevitable happened.
		The Habsburg Monarchy moved rapidly to disintegration; and it might be said that, in some sense, the Western world is still feeling the effects of the battle of Caporetto today.
	www.bibl.u-szeged.hu /bibl/mil/ww1/konyv/info/f/falls_i.html (231 words)

	SparkNotes: World War I (1914–1919): The War of Attrition in Europe
		The situation continued largely unchanged until the Italians were defeated in the disastrous Battle of Caporetto in October 1917 and forced to retreat from the area.
		The Battle of Verdun was the longest single battle of the war, and among the deadliest.
		The battle proved the last great battle of attrition on the western front and again saw the use of mustard gas and other deadly chemical weapons.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/european/ww1/section7.rhtml (1461 words)

	» The Battle of Caporetto Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On October 24, 1917, one of the most memorable and brutal battles of World War One was fought around the Slovenian town of Kobarid, then known as Caporetto.
		The Battle of Caporetto ended up costing the Italians 300,000 soldiers, although the majority were taken as prisoners, and broke the Isonzo front open after years of bloody stalemate.
		I hope that this is merely a temporary setback, like the Battle of Caporetto itself, and that its creators are already regrouping and plotting their triumphant return.
	www.carniola.org /2004/05/the-battle-of-caporetto-revisited.htm (364 words)

	Battle of Caporetto (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In mid-September 1917, the Italian High Command brought the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo to a close and put its forces on the defensive because of fears that the Germans might be about to intervene.
		Ludendorff was unable to contribute more than six German divisions to the planned offensive, which was to be launched in the Caporetto sector, a relatively lightly defended area north of the Isonzo lines.
		Although Caporetto had ' almost knocked Italy out of the war', it produced a new determination to fight and achieve victory.
	www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/timeline/caporetto.htm (650 words)

	Caporetto Battle of - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caporetto Battle of - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Caporetto, Battle of, engagement of World War I, fought between October and December 1917, that resulted in a disastrous defeat of the Italian army...
		Located at the junction of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo rivers, it is an industrial centre in a...
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	World War I
		Contained within the tables of this article are details of the principle encounters of the war; a compilation of the primary battles and campaigns of 1914-18.
		Ardennes: (1) Battle of the Ardennes, 1914, (2) Battle of the Frontiers - Lorraine and Ardennes
		Battle Ever, (3) Verdun by Lord Northcliffe, (4) Battle of Verdun 1916, (5) Battle of Verdun 1916, (6) Verdun from Spartacus Educational, (7) Verdun 1914 - 1918, (8) 21st February - 18th December 1916 - The Battle of Verdun from Western Front Association
	www.42explore2.com /ww1battles.htm (1826 words)

	Henry J. Reilly. America's Part. 1927. Chapter Nine.
		This is the German acknowledgment that for the first time since the overwhelming defeat of the Italians in the battle of Caporetto in the fall of 1917 the tide of German victory had been stopped.
		The first phase was the defensive battle of July 15-17 from Château-Thierry on the west along the Marne, across it to Rheims, in front of that famous city and thence across the chalk plains of Champagne almost to the Argonne Forest.
		The battle was in two parts: the first, July 15, 16, and 17, in which the Germans attacked while the Allies were on the defensive; the second, July 18 to August 4, inclusive, during which the Allies attacked.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/comment/America/Reilly09.html (8895 words)

	Distant Foreign Fields
		These small scenarios include the following: The Battle of Messines Ridge and the Third Battle of Ypres, The Brusilov Offensive, The Battle of Caporetto, The Battle of Sarikamish, The Battle of Megiddo, and The Offensive Against Serbia.
		Some, like The Battle of Caporetto take up the entire front maps, while some like The Battle of Messines Ridge and the Third Battle of Ypres use a smaller portion of the map but many units nonetheless.
		With beautiful artwork, a fun system, and all major fronts and units represented in the game, Distant Foreign Fields: The Great War 1914-1918 is the perfect game for all who are interested in the First World War and those interested in a challenging and great-looking wargame.
	www.greniergames.com /dff/description.html (647 words)

	Pen and Sword Books :: World War One :: Rommel And Caporetto (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rommel was to become the most respected of all generals in World War Two but no-one outside of a small clique in the German Army had heard of him in 1917.
		His role at the Battle of Caporetto in 1917 where the Italian Army was humiliated at a catastrophic defeat has received little attention yet it was the springboard for his future success.
		This makes for a fascinating and important story.The book, by the authors of The British Army in Italy 1917-1918, is based largely on official histories and documents, and on Rommel's own account, which gives some insight into the qualities that he was later to exhibit in France and in North Africa.
	www.pen-and-sword.co.uk /product.php?productid=102&cat=23&page=7 (138 words)

	Military.com Content
		For his bravery in action during the Battle of Caporetto he was awarded the highest decoration bestowed by the forces of Imperial Germany, the ‘Order of the Pour le Merite’ -- the Blue Max.
		In the years between the world wars, Rommel served as instructor at the Infantry School at Dresden and later served as Commander of the German War Academy.
		As commander of the Afrika Corps, his unorthodox tactics and his grasp of strategy sent the British army staggering and nearly drove the British out of Egypt and put the British empire's lifeline, the Suez Canal in the hands of the 3rd Reich.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent1/?file=dday_leaders4 (873 words)

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