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2 unusual facts about Battle of Caporetto


Battle of Caporetto

Curzio Malaparte wrote an excoriation of the battle in his first book, Viva Caporetto, published in 1921.

Hermann von Stein

Hermann Freiherr von Stein (1859–1928), Bavarian General of the Artillery, see Battle of Caporetto


Aosta Mechanized Brigade

From 22 to 26 November 1917 the brigade defended the summit of Col della Berretta on the Monte Grappa massif during the Battle of Monte Grappa, which managed to end the Austrian advance after the Battle of Caporetto.

Nelly Erichsen

During the years of the First World War and especially after the intervention of the United States, the three women became organisers of aid work for the families of soldiers, particularly after the huge losses of the Battle of Caporetto (now Kobarid, Slovenia) in 1917.

Pozzuolo del Friuli

One of the most significant historical events in Pozzuolo has been that of the Battle of Pozzuolo which took place between the 29th and 30 October 1917, following the Battle of Caporetto, where Austro-Hungarian troops reinforced by German divisions managed to break through the Italian front line, and rout the Italian Second Army.


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