Eighth Battle of the Isonzo

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo
Part of the Italian Front
(First World War)

Transfer of wounded Italian soldiers after the bombing of Monfalcone
Date10–12 October 1916
Location
Soča valley, Slovenia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 Italy Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Luigi Cadorna Svetozar Boroević
Strength
20 divisions 14 divisions
Casualties and losses
50,000–60,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured 38,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured

The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was fought between 10 and 12 October 1916 between Italy and Austria-Hungary.

Battle

The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, fought briefly from 10 to 12 October 1916,[1] was essentially a continuation of attempts made during the Seventh Battle of the Isonzo (14–17 September 1916) to extend the bridgehead established at Gorizia during the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo in August 1916.

Italian Chief of Staff Luigi Cadorna was determined to continue Italian attacks to the left of the town, a policy that continued during the following (ninth) battle, with an equal lack of success.

As with the earlier, Seventh, attack, heavy Italian casualties required that the short, sharp concentrated initiative be called off pending the army's recuperation.

The seemingly interminable Isonzo onslaught was next renewed with the Ninth Battle of the Isonzo on 1 November 1916, the fifth and final attack of the year.

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Martin (2003). Forgotten Battlefronts of the First World War. Sutton. p. 146. ISBN 0-7509-3004-7.

Further reading

  • Schindler, John R. (2001). Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War. Praeger. ISBN 0275972046. OCLC 44681903.

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