Italy, 1917-1918, First World War

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Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 11.09.2005

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FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1918

Italy 1917-1918


Causes Chronology Results Forces & Casualties Commanders Battles & Battle Honours	Order of Battle Campaign Medals Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors Museums & Memorials Bibliography External Links

Causes

Chronology (except battles, which see below)

Results

Forces and Casualties

	peak forces	total forces	total dead	KIA	NCD	civilian dead	WIA	PW-MIA
Britain	132,667	145,764		1,057			4,971	670
Italy
France
Czech
United States
subtotal
Austria-Hun.
Germany
TOTAL

Commanders


Britain and Allies:
	Gen. Luigi Cadorna	Commander-in-Chief	1914-Dec 1917
	Gen. Armando Diaz	Commander-in-Chief	Dec 1917-Nov 1918
	Gen. Sir Herbert Plumer	Commander-in-Chief, British Force in Italy	Nov. 1917-Mar 1918
	Gen. Frederick (Lambart), 10th Earl of Cavan	Commander, UK Tenth Army; Commander-in-Chief, British Force in Italy	Oct 1918-Nov 1918; Mar 1918-Nov 1918
	Gen. Duchêne	Commander, Fr. Tenth Army
	Lt-Gen. Duke of Aosta	Commander, Third Army
	Lt-Gen. Caviglia	Commander, Eighth Army
	Lt-Gen. Capello	Commander Second Army
	Lt-Gen. Tassoni	Commander, Seventh Army
	Lt-Gen. Giardino	Commander, Fourth Army
	Lt-Gen. Montuori	Commander, Sixth Army
	Lt-Gen. Count Pecori-Giraldi	Commander, First Army
	Lt-Gen. Morrone	Commander, Ninth Army
	Gen. Graziani	Commander, Twelfth Army

Austria-Hungary:
	F.M. Freiherr Conrad von Hotzendorf	C-in-C, Army Group SouthWest	- July 1918
	F.M. Archduke Joseph	C-in-C, Army Group SouthWest	July 1918-Oct 1918
	F.M. Freiherr von Krobatin	C-in-C, Army Group SouthWest	Oct 1918-
	F.M. Ritter von Boroevic	C-in-C, Army Group Trentino

Battles & Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours

Date

Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face)

Regiments
(regts with emblazoned Honours shown in bold;
non-honoured in italics)

Note: British battle honours were first awarded in Sep. 1922.
After some corrections a "final list" was substituted in Feb. 1925.

1918 June 15-16

Asiago

Inf: 10/F5 11/F5 1:5/F6 1:6/F6 1:7/F6 1:8/F6 1/F14 8/F19 9/F19 1:4/F28 1:5/F28 1:6/F28 1:7/F29 1:8/F29 10/F33 1:5/F35 9/F38 1:4/F43 1/Bucks/F43 1/F45 1:4/F49 8/F51 8/F65 9/F65 12/F68 13/F68 MG23 MG48

The Battle of Asiago, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)

1918 June 15-24

Piave

Inf: 2/F2 10/F5 11/F5 2/F6 1:5/F6 1:6/F6 1:7/F6 1:8/F6 8/F11 9/F11 1/F14 8/F19 9/F19 1/F23 1:4/F28 1:5/F28 1:6/F28 1:7/F29 1:8/F29 10/F33 2/F34 1:5/F35 1/F38 9/F38 1:4/F43 1/Bucks/F43 1/F45 1:4/F49 8/F51 20/F63 21/F63 22/F63 24/F63 8/F65 9/F65 12/F68 13/F68 2/F75 2:1/HAC MG7 MG23 MG48

The Battle of the Piave, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)
Battle of the Piave, by John Rickard (Military History Encyclopedia on the Web)
The Battle of Piave River (First World War.com)
Battle of the Piave River (Western Front Association)
The Battle of the Piave (British Army Italy 1917-1918)

1918 Oct. 24-
1918 Nov. 4

Vittorio Veneto

Cav: 1/Y55
Inf: 2/F2 10/F5 11/F5 2/F6 1:5/F6 1:6/F6 1:7/F6 1:8/F6 8/F11 1/F14 8/F19 1/F23 1:4/F28 1:6/F28 1:7/F29 10/F33 2/F34 1:5/F35 1/F38 9/F38 1:4/F43 1/Bucks/F43 1:4/F49 8/F51 20/F63 21/F63 22/F63 24/F63 8/F65 9/F65 12/F68 2/F75 2:1/HAC MG7 MG23 MG48

The Battle of the Vittorio Veneto, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto, 1918 (First World War.com)
Battle of the Vittorio Veneto (Western Front Association)
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto (British Army Italy 1917-1918)
Vittorio Veneto (Schoolnet)

1918 Nov. 1-4

Asiago Plateau

Inf: 1:5/F6 1:6/F6 1:7/F6 1:8/F6 1:4/F28 1:5/F28 1:6/F28 1:7/F29 1:8/F29 1:5/F35 1:4/F43 1/Bucks/F43 1:4/F49 MG48

Advance from the Asiago, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)

1917 May 12-
1918 Nov. 4

Italy 1917-18

Cav: Y20 Y52 Y55
Inf: F2 F5 F6 F7 F9 F11 F14 F16 F19 F22 F23 F25 F28 F29 F31 F32 F33 F34 F35 F37 F38 F43 F45 F49 F50 F51 F60 F63 F65 F68 F75 F91 F101(1Gar) HAC MG7 MG23 MG48

Italy 1918

Inf: BWIR(8,10,11bns)

Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)

Introduction to Regiments

Medals

Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors

Museums & Memorials


Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War One Cemeteries, by Brent Whittam, Ann Whittam and Terry Heard Musei Civici di Vittorio Veneto: Museo della Battaglia

Bibliography

How to Find Books


	Books:
		Edmonds, James E. (James Edward), Sir ; Davies, H. R. (Henry Rodolph). *Military operations, Italy, 1915-1919. London : HMSO, 1949. (History of the Great War based on official documents*)
		Edmonds, James E. (James Edward), Sir ; Davies, H. R. (Henry Rodolph). *Military operations, Italy, 1915-1919. [reprint ed.] London : Imperial War Museum ; Nashville, TN : Battery Press, 1991. (History of the Great War based on official documents*) ISBN: 0898391652
		Kipling, Rudyard. The war in the mountains. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917. [5 v.]
		Gladden, Edgar Norman. *Across the Piave; a personal account of the British forces in Italy, 1917-1919*. London, H.M. Stationery Off., 1971.
		Wilks, J. (John) ; Wilks, Eileen. *The British army in Italy, 1917-18*. Barnsley : Leo Cooper, 1998. ISBN: 0850526086
		Cassar, George H. *The forgotten front : the British campaign in Italy, 1917-1918*. London ; Rio Grande, Ohio : Hambledon Press, 1998. ISBN: 185285166X
		Marix Evans, Martin. *Forgotten battlefronts of the first World War*. Phoenix Mill, [England] : Sutton Pub., 2003. ISBN: 0750930047 [Italy, Belgium, Balkans]
		Macmillan, Norman. Offensive patrol: the story of the RNAS, RFC and RAF in Italy, 1917-18. London ; Jarrold, 1973. ISBN: 0091161800
		*Guide for visiting the Italian battle-fields, 1915-1918*. Roma : The Italian state tourist department, 1920.
		Mackay, Francis. *Touring the Italian front, 1917-1918 : British, American, French & German forces in Northern Italy. Barnsley : Leo Cooper, 2002. (Battleground Europe*) ISBN: 0850528763
		Mackay, Francis. *Asiago : 15/16 June 1918 : battle in the woods and clouds. Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Leo Cooper, 2001. (Battleground Europe. Italy*) ISBN: 0850527597
		Raab, David. *Battle of the Piave : death of the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1918*. Pittsburgh, PA : Dorrance Pub., 2003. ISBN: 0805963898 (pbk.)

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External Links


General History The British Army's campaign in Italy, 1917-1918, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War) British Army Italy 1917-1918 Italy during World War I : 1914-1918, by Alexander Ganse (World History at WHKLMA) Australian Participation Italian Front, by Ted Harris (Digger History)