Battle of Gorizia (1916)

Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
Part of Italian Front of the First World War

9 August 1916 Italian cavalry enters Gorizia
Date4–16 August 1916
Location
Result Italian victory
Territorial
changes
Capture of Gorizia, Sabotino, Oslavia-Podgora and San Michele
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Italy  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Luigi Cadorna (Chief of Staff of the Italian Army)
Kingdom of Italy Settimio Piacentini (Commander of Second Army)
Kingdom of Italy Luigi Capello (Commander of VI Corps of Second Army)
Kingdom of Italy Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia (Commander of Third Army)
Austria-Hungary Archduke Friedrich (Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army)
Austria-Hungary Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (Chief of the General Staff)
Austria-Hungary Svetozar Boroević von Bojna (Commander of Fifth Army)
Austria-Hungary Erwin Zeidler von Görz (Commander of 58th Division)
Strength
203 battalions[1] 106 battalions[1]
Casualties and losses
51,221 [2][nb 1]
6,310 Killed
32,784 Wounded
12,127 Missing
37,458 [2][nb 2]
3,719 Killed
19,910 Wounded
13,829 Missing

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.

  1. ^ a b Oberleutnant, Thanner, Wilfried (2009). Analyse des Stellungskrieges am Isonzo von 1915-1917 Darstellung der Eskalation des Waffeneinsatzes an der Isonzofront am Beispiel einer Division. Universität Wien, Vienna. pp. 88, 301.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Tucker, Spencer (1996). The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Routledge, New York. p. 369.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Ivan Bruno Zabeo, Dolesi al fronte. La prima guerra mondiale, p. 318
  4. ^ Wilfried Thanner, Analyse des Stellungskrieges am Isonzo von 1915-1917, p. 301


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