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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 battle of Isonzo was a military engagement between the Ottoman army and Venetians near the river of Soča during the Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479). The Ottomans emerged victorious during the battle.
The First Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary on the northeastern Italian Front in World War I, between 23 June and 7 July 1915. The aim of the Italian Army was to drive the Austrians away from its defensive positions along the Soča (Isonzo) river and surrounding mountains and hopefully capture the ...
FirstWorldWar.Com: The Battles of the Isonzo, 1915-17; Battlefield Maps: Italian Front; 11 battles at the Isonzo; The Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation. The Foundation preserves, restores and presents the historical and cultural heritage of the First World War in the area of the Isonzo Front for the study, tourist and educational ...
Due to its commanding position over the lower Isonzo valley and the plain of Gorizia, it was the theatre of heavy fighting during the First World War; along with Sabotin and Podgora, the San Michele was one of the main bulwarks of the Austro-Hungarian defense of Gorizia during the early battles of the Isonzo, heavily fortified with multiple ...
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 ...
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo: 6–17 August 1916; Seventh Battle of the Isonzo: 14–17 September 1916; Eighth Battle of the Isonzo: 10–12 October 1916; Ninth Battle of the Isonzo: 1–4 November 1916; Tenth Battle of the Isonzo: 12 May – 8 June 1917; Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: 19 August – 12 September 1917; Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo ...
The attack was concentrated in two zones: the hilly area west of the Soča river near Gorizia and the westernmost edge of the Karst Plateau near Doberdò del Lago (Doberdob). Italians managed to conquer the main transport road leading from Duino to Gorizia in the Battle of Doberdò after bloody hand-to-hand combat, thus securing their advance ...