21,000 during the first battle, 34,000 during the third battle
12,000 during the first battle, 17,000 during the third battle
View from the summit towards the Austrian positions
The first of these battles became the most famous as it brought the Austrian advance to a halt following the Austrian summer offensive of 1917. The Italian Chief of the general staff general Luigi Cadorna had ordered to construct fortified defenses on the Monte Grappa summit to make the mountain an impregnable fortress. When the Austrian summer offensive of 1917 routed the Italians, Cadorna's foresight saved Italy from total defeat, as the Austrians, with help from the German Army's Alpenkorps failed to take the mountain's summit during the first battle of Monte Grappa from November 11, 1917, to December 23, 1917. Thus, the Italian front along the Piave river was stabilized and, although the Austrians could see Venice from their positions, they would never reach it. Italian casualties totaled 12,000 and Austrian casualties 21,000.[1]
The third battle of Monte Grappa started on October 24, 1918, as part of the final Italian offensive of the war, when 9 Italian divisions attacked the Austrian positions on Monte Grappa. The Austrians answered by increasing their forces on the mountain from 9 to 15 divisions and thus committing all remaining reserves. But the worn down Austrian Army began a general retreat on October 28, when Czechoslovakia declared independence from Austria-Hungary.
Monte Grappa appears in Electronic Arts' 2016 first-person shooter video game Battlefield 1 as a multiplayer map. The map is set during the final Italian offensive in the Third Battle of Monte Grappa pitting Austro-Hungarian forces against the Kingdom of Italy. The map is part of the "Iron Walls" operation set during the 1918 Italian offensive.[2] The map also appears in the game as part of the singleplayer campaign under the name Avanti Savoia!
battle, monte, grappa, battles, monte, grappa, were, series, three, battles, which, were, fought, during, world, between, armies, austro, hungarian, empire, kingdom, italy, control, monte, grappa, massif, covered, left, flank, italian, piave, front, battles, m. The Battles of Monte Grappa were a series of three battles which were fought during World War I between the armies of the Austro Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy for control of the Monte Grappa massif as it covered the left flank of the Italian Piave front Battles of Monte Grappa 1917 1918 Part of the Italian Front of the First World WarDateend of 1917 1st battle June 1918 2nd battle and end of 1918 3rd battle LocationMonte Grappa ItalyResultItalian victoryBelligerents Austria Hungary German Empire 1917 only Kingdom of ItalyCommanders and leadersArchduke Eugen of Austria 1st Arz von Straussenburg 2nd and 3rd Armando DiazStrength120 000134 000Casualties and losses21 000 during the first battle 34 000 during the third battle12 000 during the first battle 17 000 during the third battle View from the summit towards the Austrian positions The first of these battles became the most famous as it brought the Austrian advance to a halt following the Austrian summer offensive of 1917 The Italian Chief of the general staff general Luigi Cadorna had ordered to construct fortified defenses on the Monte Grappa summit to make the mountain an impregnable fortress When the Austrian summer offensive of 1917 routed the Italians Cadorna s foresight saved Italy from total defeat as the Austrians with help from the German Army s Alpenkorps failed to take the mountain s summit during the first battle of Monte Grappa from November 11 1917 to December 23 1917 Thus the Italian front along the Piave river was stabilized and although the Austrians could see Venice from their positions they would never reach it Italian casualties totaled 12 000 and Austrian casualties 21 000 1 The second battle of Monte Grappa was complementary to the wider Austrian summer offensive of 1918 which was the last offensive operation of the Austro Hungarian Army in World War I The third battle of Monte Grappa started on October 24 1918 as part of the final Italian offensive of the war when 9 Italian divisions attacked the Austrian positions on Monte Grappa The Austrians answered by increasing their forces on the mountain from 9 to 15 divisions and thus committing all remaining reserves But the worn down Austrian Army began a general retreat on October 28 when Czechoslovakia declared independence from Austria Hungary Contents 1 Popular culture 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPopular culture EditMonte Grappa appears in Electronic Arts 2016 first person shooter video game Battlefield 1 as a multiplayer map The map is set during the final Italian offensive in the Third Battle of Monte Grappa pitting Austro Hungarian forces against the Kingdom of Italy The map is part of the Iron Walls operation set during the 1918 Italian offensive 2 The map also appears in the game as part of the singleplayer campaign under the name Avanti Savoia See also EditMonte GrappaReferences Edit Silvestri Mario 2006 Caporetto una battaglia e un enigma Bur Bergamo ISBN 88 17 10711 5 Campbell Evan 2016 09 20 Every Map and Mode Revealed for Battlefield 1 IGN Retrieved 2019 01 03 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monte Grappa during World War I Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kriegspressequartier Alben 1914 1918 Monte Grappa External links EditMonte GrappaCoordinates 45 51 N 11 44 E 45 850 N 11 733 E 45 850 11 733 This Italian history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Austrian history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Monte Grappa amp oldid 1105051047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
