The Battle of Caporetto took place near the present day town of Kobarid, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I. Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves.
The battle was a demonstration of the effectiveness of the use of stormtroopers and the infiltration tactics developed in part by Oskar von Hutier. Italian losses were massive: 11,000 were killed, 20,000 wounded and 275,000 were taken prisoner. Also, 2,500 guns were captured by the Austrians. Austro-Hungarian and German forces advanced more than 100 km in the direction of Venice, but they were not able to cross the Piave River, where the Italians established a new defensive line.
This line was held during the subsequent Battle of the Piave River and later served as a springboard for the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The battle led to the conference at Rapallo and the creation of the Supreme War Council, with the aim of improving Allied military co-operation and developing a unified strategy. The commander in charge of the Italian forces was forced to resign after the defeat.
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