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Fifth Battle of the Isonzo
1916 battle by the Soča River, Slovenia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was fought from March 9–15, 1916 between the armies of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. The Italians had decided to launch another offensive on the Soča (Isonzo) River.
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Fifth Battle of the Isonzo | |||||||
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Part of the Italian Front (World War I) | |||||||
![]() Italian trenches at the beginning of the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
286 battalions (plus 90 in reserve) 1,360 guns |
100 battalions (plus 30 in reserve). 470 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,882 killed, wounded and missing | 1,985 killed and wounded |
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