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The plain at the confluence of the Soča and Vipava rivers around Gorizia is the main passage from Northern Italy to Central Europe.. The Battles of the Isonzo (known as the Isonzo Front by historians, Slovene: soška fronta) were a series of twelve battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I mostly on the territory of present-day Slovenia, and the remainder in Italy ...
The attack was carried forth from a front from Tolmin (in the upper Isonzo valley) to the Adriatic Sea.The Italians crossed the river at several points on temporary bridges, but the main effort was exerted on the Banjšice Plateau, whose capture was to further the offensive and break the Austro-Hungarian lines in two segments, isolating the strongholds of Mount Saint Gabriel and Mount Hermada.
The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was fought from September 14–17, 1916 between the armies of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. It followed the Italian successes during the Trentino Offensive and the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo in the spring of 1916.
The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, better known as the Battle of Gorizia, was the most successful Italian offensive along the Soča (Isonzo) River during World War I.
Italian troops in Caporetto, 24 October 1917. The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo or the Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers; Slovene: Čudež pri Kobaridu), took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in Slovenia), on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo; P. Battle of Podgora This page was last edited on 9 June 2024, at 19:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The shrine was built between 1935 and 1938 on Monte Sei Busi [], one of the many rocky hills of the Karst Plateau whose possession was bitterly contested during the early battles of the Isonzo (Monte Sei Busi was attacked by the Italian Army during the First and Second Battle of the Isonzo, and finally captured during the Fourth Battle of the Isonzo).
Battle of Isonzo may refer to: Battle of Isonzo (489) Battle of Isonzo (1477) Battles of the Isonzo, a series of offensives in World War I First Battle of the Isonzo; Second Battle of the Isonzo; Third Battle of the Isonzo; Fourth Battle of the Isonzo; Fifth Battle of the Isonzo; Sixth Battle of the Isonzo; Seventh Battle of the Isonzo; Eighth ...