X. - XII. Isonzo battle and Caporetto breakthrough
2. XI. Isonzo battle
18 August 1917 - 12 September 1917
After previous not very big sucesses Luigi Cadorna decided to change the strategy. The Italian troops struck in two directions - in the north on the high Banjšice Plateau and in the south towards Terst. The invaders managed to conquer the Banjšice Plateau, but in the southern direction they gained a little profit. The XI. Isonzo battle brought some tactical advantage to the Italian Army, because now there was a danger of fragmentation of the southern front. It was clear that Boroevic is not satisfied with this situation and he is going to try to reverse the result of the last battle.
Source:
FUČÍK, J.: Soča (Isonzo) 1917, Prague-Litomyšl 1999.
FUČÍK, J. / PAVLÍK, M.: Sočská fronta 1915-1917, Prague 2008.
ŠEDIVÝ, I.: Češi, české země a Velká válka 1914-1918, Prague 2001.
XI. Isonzo battle - Italian 75mm anti-aircraft gun
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