battle of caporetto

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Brunech
Drave
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Klausen
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CA
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RN
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Isar
co
River
Millstatt
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Spittal
TENTH
KROBATIN
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Meran
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River
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Adiage
Sachsenburg
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Brixen
Glurns
SWIT
1
Bormio
Bolzano
17 Nov.
Pieve
Riv
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24 Oct.
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River
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DIAZ
Min
Chiese
Piadena
Bozzolo
Po
ALLIED
FOCH
(shattered and
erreforming)
Padua
Cologna
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Este
Montagliana
Legnago
Mantua
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Badia
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DUKE OF
AOSTA
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Mestre
GULF
Venice
OF
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Montona
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Parenzo
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BATTLE OF CAPORETTO
Rovigo
Adria
Po
River
ADRIATIC
SEA
(Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo)
Situation 24 October and Operations to
12 November 1917
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B
GULF
OF
FIUME
NORTHEASTERN ITALY, 1915-1917 4
r
Rive
R iver
A
Adelsberg
Bagnoli
Sanginetto
Six French and British divisions Ostiglia
began to arrive S.
early
in November.
Massa
Benedetto
They played a minor role in the
Sermide
defense of the Piave line.
Dolo
Montefalcone
Ri
v
er
Isola
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Ri
ve
Ri v
ITALY
r
4
Oglio
CAPELLO
CARSO
PLATEAU
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Latisana
Ri v
River
xxxxx
Lonigo
Barbarano
a
nta
Bre
Volta
Soave
tic
As
Castiglione
Treviso
Campa
x x x x S. Pietro
SECOND Mirano
Idria
xxxx
ve
nz
a
xxxx
Verona
Palmanova
Rive
r
SECOND
Gorizia BOROEVICH
Portogruaro
12 Nov.
Id ria
24 Oct.
BAINSIZZA
PLATEAU
THIRD
Castelfranco
Cittadela
KE
M
A
RD
Marostica
Vicenza
Lonato
xMontebelluna
xxx
Bassano
r ia
Codroipo
16 Nov.
Aosolo
x
x x xCirchina
v
Ri
er
GA
FIRST
BRUSATI
San Vito
Francinego
Conegliano
d
Ju
2
Li
Brescia
xxxx
3
MOUNT
GRAPPA
Arsiere
xxxx
Valdobbiadene
Pordenone
Sacile
Cividale
r
Rive
Riva
Vittorio
Veneto
SECOND
Udine
1 Nov.
4 Nov.
Feltre
10 Nov.
xx
Aviano
Tagliament
o
Trent
O
S. Daniele
iv
er
Tolmino
xxxx
Spilimberg
Sa
MA
Caporetto
Cornino
Belluno
xx
O
Longarone
17 Nov.
Maniago
er
R
Agordo
xxxx
FOURTH
Cembra
Lavis
T
er
Radmannsdorf
FOURTEENTH
O. von BELOW
MOUNT
NERO
MOUNTx
x
MAGGIORE
xx
ve
r
co
ELEVENTH
CONRAD
TONALE
PASS
Plezzo
R
d
Cavalese
Ri
Ri
xxxx
xxxx
1 Nov.
er
Egna
xx
ve
2
A
Tolmezzo
9 Nov.
ve
r
Male
xx
Moggio
C
ELEVATIONS IN METERS
200
500 1000
2000 OVER
100
0
5
10
15
SCALE OF MILES
D
20
25
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
USMA
Frank Martini