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Italian Campaign (World War I)

Military Conflict
Italian troops entrenched along the Soča (Isonzo) river.
Conflict	Italian Front
Date	23 May 1915 - 3/4 November 1918
Location	Eastern Alps
Result	Italian victory, Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Treaty of Trianon
Kingdom of Italy British Empire France France United States
Austria-Hungary German Empire
Kingdom of Italy Armando Diaz Kingdom of Italy Luigi Cadorna
Austria-Hungary Conrad von Hötzendorf Austria-Hungary Svetozar Boroević German Empire Otto von Below
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651,000 Military deaths 953,886 wounded
120,000 Military deaths

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The Italian campaign refers to a series of battles fought between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Italy, along with their allies, in northern Italy between 1915 and 1918. Italy hoped that by joining the countries of the Triple Entente against the Central Powers it would gain Cisalpine Tyrol (today's provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol), the Austrian Littoral, and northern Dalmatia. Although Italy had hoped to begin the war with a surprise offensive intended to move quickly and capture several Austrian cities, the war soon bogged down into trench warfare similar to the Western Front fought in France.

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