As long as you can avoid battles such as 11thg Isonzo you'll be doing better than history. 
An through start, looks interesting.
An through start, looks interesting.
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One thing about those two naval battles, it should go a long way towards reducing the Austrian fleet. It won't take you long to have undisputed control of the Adriatic Sea. After that all you have to fear is the Ottoman navy.
From the looks of it the Great War won't be so great. But it also looks like Italy will be able to quickly, and easily take what they want from Austria and possibly even the Ottomans.
Italy Joins the War
Under the Secret London Protocol, Italy would join the war on the 25th May along with the other Entente powers. However, this would seriously undermine some of the countries 'later' plans of conquest and so the government authorised Cadorna to launch the Invasion prematurely on the 5th May, surprising the Austrians if they found out about the protocol.
On May 5th the Regio Escertio marched across the border that sperated the Italian and Hapsburg Kingdoms. The 31 divisions of the Italians (facing a meer 8 Austrian) quickly smashed through Austrian border garrisons taking the provinces through sheer numbers.
By mid-June they were striking into the hearts of the provinces.
And by the 19th the situation was already turning away from the Austrians
Hapsburg troops station in the Klagenfurt province surrendered on the 20th.
And by the 23rd resistance in Lienz and Bozen had also been destroyed. Troops now started their advance on Trento and Slovenian Plateau hoping to encircle several Austrian divisions.
Current Casualties:
Italians ~ 20,000
Austrians ~ 40,000
Overview of the front on the 22nd June.
Alpini of the Julia Division, fighting with first Alpine Corps take a rest and time for a photo before continuing their advance.
The Rocky Road Northwards: Giornale Italie No. 6 May 1915
Under the Secret London Protocol, Italy would join the war on the 25th May along with the other Entente powers. However, this would seriously undermine some of the countries 'later' plans of conquest and so the government authorised Cadorna to launch the Invasion prematurely on the 5th May, surprising the Austrians if they found out about the protocol.
On May 5th the Regio Escertio marched across the border that sperated the Italian and Hapsburg Kingdoms. The 31 divisions of the Italians (facing a meer 8 Austrian) quickly smashed through Austrian border garrisons taking the provinces through sheer numbers.
By mid-June they were striking into the hearts of the provinces.
And by the 19th the situation was already turning away from the Austrians
Hapsburg troops station in the Klagenfurt province surrendered on the 20th.
And by the 23rd resistance in Lienz and Bozen had also been destroyed. Troops now started their advance on Trento and Slovenian Plateau hoping to encircle several Austrian divisions.
Current Casualties:
Italians ~ 20,000
Austrians ~ 40,000
Overview of the front on the 22nd June.
Alpini of the Julia Division, fighting with first Alpine Corps take a rest and time for a photo before continuing their advance.
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Well it was the 12th Isonzo, otherwise known as the Battle of Caporreto, that forced the Italians to retreat losing 20,000 men dead, 40,000 wounded and about 250,000 captured....
True, the terrible Ottoman navy... and for once im not being sarcastic... i did sail the Regia Marina up into the Dardenelles but the Ottoman navy stuck itself deep in the port of Istanbul... guess i will just have to land there to force them out.
I can assure you a lot of men are going to die before this ends.
El Pip said:As long as you can avoid battles such as 11thg Isonzo you'll be doing better than history.
An through start, looks interesting.
Well it was the 12th Isonzo, otherwise known as the Battle of Caporreto, that forced the Italians to retreat losing 20,000 men dead, 40,000 wounded and about 250,000 captured....
True, the terrible Ottoman navy... and for once im not being sarcastic...
i did sail the Regia Marina up into the Dardenelles but the Ottoman navy stuck itself deep in the port of Istanbul... guess i will just have to land there to force them out. I can assure you a lot of men are going to die before this ends.
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Well, that's certainly different! A WW1 ItaliAAR!
So far so good, but Russia is not doing so great and Austria has a lot more people than you do...
So far so good, but Russia is not doing so great and Austria has a lot more people than you do...
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I am hoping to ease pressure on the Russians by beating up the Austrians, but i am not officially in the Entente powers, as i declared war seperately so that i could benefit myself better before silly diplomats from the west muck it up for me.
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I am hoping to ease pressure on the Russians by beating up the Austrians, but i am not officially in the Entente powers, as i declared war seperately so that i could benefit myself better before silly diplomats from the west muck it up for me.
The Austrians Counterattack...
At Bozen the Austrians counterattack from two directions (note that the game somehow thought my army was his a his is mine, so switch the flags around :wacko: im the one with 80,000 men) to try and break the Trento encirclement, but are still desperately outnumbered by the Italian forces who are begining to dig in.
An Italian Machine-Gun team use the rocks to their advantage
On the Southern end of the front, on the Isonzo (Idrazko in the native Slovenian) river the Italian Cavalry, under Luigi Capello have encircled two Austrian divisions and move into the attack, with support from a single Italian reserve unit.
North near the town of Lienz, another Austrian counterattack is repulsed by General Galatro's 2nd Army
By the 10th July the remains of the attacking division surrendered.
At the Isonzo Capello breaks the 2 defending Austrian divisions which surrender on the 9th August
And the final action in August is the defeat of another counterattack in the Lienz region. Another two Austrian divisions are destroyed.
Casualties
July-August:
Italian ~ 7,000
Austrian (including Captured) ~ 90,000
Total War:
Italian ~ 27,000
Austrian (inc. captured) ~120,000 (12 divisions anniliated or surrendered)
July-August Period result:
Major Italian victory!
The Austrians troops fresh off the Eastern Front march towards the Italian front. Austrian commanders could not find a way to destroy the massed Italian forces.
The Rocky Road Northwards: Giornale Italie No.7 July-August 1915
At Bozen the Austrians counterattack from two directions (note that the game somehow thought my army was his a his is mine, so switch the flags around :wacko: im the one with 80,000 men
) to try and break the Trento encirclement, but are still desperately outnumbered by the Italian forces who are begining to dig in. 
An Italian Machine-Gun team use the rocks to their advantage
On the Southern end of the front, on the Isonzo (Idrazko in the native Slovenian) river the Italian Cavalry, under Luigi Capello have encircled two Austrian divisions and move into the attack, with support from a single Italian reserve unit.
North near the town of Lienz, another Austrian counterattack is repulsed by General Galatro's 2nd Army
By the 10th July the remains of the attacking division surrendered.
At the Isonzo Capello breaks the 2 defending Austrian divisions which surrender on the 9th August
And the final action in August is the defeat of another counterattack in the Lienz region. Another two Austrian divisions are destroyed.
Casualties
July-August:
Italian ~ 7,000
Austrian (including Captured) ~ 90,000
Total War:
Italian ~ 27,000
Austrian (inc. captured) ~120,000 (12 divisions anniliated or surrendered)
July-August Period result:
Major Italian victory!
The Austrians troops fresh off the Eastern Front march towards the Italian front. Austrian commanders could not find a way to destroy the massed Italian forces.
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September-October
With the front now secure, troops moved to destory the 2 Austrian divisions stuck in the Trentino.
The two divisions surrender, but not before causing the Italians to lose 7,000 men in the process, the largest losses in a single engagement the army has suffered so far. That brought total Italian casualties upto 34,000 men.
In the difficult terrain of the Tretino, Italian troops attempt to bring up heavier guns. Their failure to produce enough guns lead to an extra 4,000 deaths over the estimate target of 3,000 for the Battle of Trento.
An Overview of the Front
However, back home in Rome, the conservatives won a shock victory over the socialists in the 1915 elections. The new government wished for the war to be finished with, quickly and victoriously. This did not conform with what Cadorna had planned for (he was wishing to stay in the mountains and win via atrittion) and when he began complaining he was dismissed as Cheif of Staff, although he kept his command over the Alpine Corps. In his place, General Diaz was put in-command. The conservatives ordered him to draw up more offensive plans to strike within the next two months. It was not an ideal situation for any general to be in, but he had to or face dismissal like Cadorna.
General Diaz, picture taken in 1914
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While the army tore into the Austrian forces, the Regia Marina had been sent to the Baltic sea to look for the Kriegsmarine, as both the Austrian and Ottoman navies were reluctant to come out of port after the naval battle off Bari, in 1914.
They met a small German squadron but failed to sink any ships during the inconclusive battle. After a patrol to the Gulf of Danzig damage to the Cruiser Marsala forced the Regia Marina to head back to Taranto.
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The obvious dire situation that the government had put General Diaz in forced the CSI to recruit more troops, mainly from Rome and La Spezia. These were used as replacements to the troops at the front, but also to form four new divisions that were to land at Ragusa (Dubrovnik in Croat) and move northwards from there, in support of the Serbs successful campaign in 1914 against the Hapsburgs.
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Research into Advance Naval design is finished, much bolstering the Italian nations ability to produce modern ships.
The Rocky Road Northwards: Giornale Italie No. 8 September 1915
With the front now secure, troops moved to destory the 2 Austrian divisions stuck in the Trentino.
In the difficult terrain of the Tretino, Italian troops attempt to bring up heavier guns. Their failure to produce enough guns lead to an extra 4,000 deaths over the estimate target of 3,000 for the Battle of Trento.
An Overview of the Front
However, back home in Rome, the conservatives won a shock victory over the socialists in the 1915 elections. The new government wished for the war to be finished with, quickly and victoriously. This did not conform with what Cadorna had planned for (he was wishing to stay in the mountains and win via atrittion) and when he began complaining he was dismissed as Cheif of Staff, although he kept his command over the Alpine Corps. In his place, General Diaz was put in-command. The conservatives ordered him to draw up more offensive plans to strike within the next two months. It was not an ideal situation for any general to be in, but he had to or face dismissal like Cadorna.
General Diaz, picture taken in 1914
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While the army tore into the Austrian forces, the Regia Marina had been sent to the Baltic sea to look for the Kriegsmarine, as both the Austrian and Ottoman navies were reluctant to come out of port after the naval battle off Bari, in 1914.
They met a small German squadron but failed to sink any ships during the inconclusive battle. After a patrol to the Gulf of Danzig damage to the Cruiser Marsala forced the Regia Marina to head back to Taranto.
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The obvious dire situation that the government had put General Diaz in forced the CSI to recruit more troops, mainly from Rome and La Spezia. These were used as replacements to the troops at the front, but also to form four new divisions that were to land at Ragusa (Dubrovnik in Croat) and move northwards from there, in support of the Serbs successful campaign in 1914 against the Hapsburgs.
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Research into Advance Naval design is finished, much bolstering the Italian nations ability to produce modern ships.
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War News: July - September
Current Fronts:
Ottoman Fronts:
As we can see, the Ottomans are taking the full brunt of the Russian offensive, but this might peter out with the failure of the Tsarist armies of the Eastern Front. The British seem to be consolidating their gains in Palastine.
Balkan Front:
The Serbians have stopped their advance and are slowly being beaten back by Austrian forces. The Romanians have been quite under belligerent but maneged to make some form of offensive into Transylania.
Eastern Front:
Russian forces have been pushed back a few 100 km since the last report came back to Rome. Though somehow their foothold in Gallacia still has not been destroyed, this might show just how weak Austrian forces are on that front, suggesting a large shift to either ours or the Serbian front.
Other Fronts:
No Change apart from the rebuffing of the French forces in Metz.
Current Fronts:
Ottoman Fronts:
As we can see, the Ottomans are taking the full brunt of the Russian offensive, but this might peter out with the failure of the Tsarist armies of the Eastern Front. The British seem to be consolidating their gains in Palastine.
Balkan Front:
The Serbians have stopped their advance and are slowly being beaten back by Austrian forces. The Romanians have been quite under belligerent but maneged to make some form of offensive into Transylania.
Eastern Front:
Russian forces have been pushed back a few 100 km since the last report came back to Rome. Though somehow their foothold in Gallacia still has not been destroyed, this might show just how weak Austrian forces are on that front, suggesting a large shift to either ours or the Serbian front.
Other Fronts:
No Change apart from the rebuffing of the French forces in Metz.
Interesting developments. I always find strange as AI Austria forgets to reinforce its borders with Italy. Maybe they feel to be secured under the terms of the Triple Alliance?
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Yes, the Austrians are only presenting token resistance but i fear that with the slow arrival of German troops (the first can be seen in the last overview) the battles may become harder. I just pray i can be in Vienna before the Germans arrive in force.
Yes, the Austrians are only presenting token resistance but i fear that with the slow arrival of German troops (the first can be seen in the last overview) the battles may become harder. I just pray i can be in Vienna before the Germans arrive in force.
Harrumph. Gotta hurry to grab the spoils before the Austians/Germans take you seriously
General Diaz's addition, "Grand Plan": Stage 2
General Diaz formulated his quickly drawn up plan and sent it to CSI HQ, Rome. The CSI thought, rightly, that the plan would destroy vast quantities of Hapsburg troops, but when it was sent off to be passed through by Parliment, it was firmly rejected by the political wing of the country. They had asked for a quick victory, which to them meant to be in Vienna by Christmas. General Diaz's plan, while setting up a firm base for an invasion of the Austrian captial for the next year, it was impossible that following this plan that Italian troops would be there during 1915.
In response, the Government set up the Council of Udine to decide on the plan. The council was formed out of several leading politicians, both Conservative and Oposition, as well as high ranking Army and Naval commanders including Cadorna, Capello and Revel. However, the response was the same, the army leaders voted yes, the politicians no. In the end the Army demanded that its plans be accepted or nothing was to be done at all. This forced the Republic to accept Diaz's plans or face a military coup. Although, in the end, the desicion went as it should have done, it had delayed operations for a month and a half, meaning that Italian troops would attack with the first snows arriving. The Council of Udine would be the Italian governments first cruical mistake of the war.
Blue Lines = First Wave Infantry
Black lines = Second Wave Infantry
Red Line = Cavalry Advance
Pink Lines = Reserve Infantry Redeployments.
General Diaz's plan hinged on two things. One, that the Austrians would not counterattack at Klagenfurt while Cadorna's Alpine Corp was advancing towards Jugdenburg and two that the Infantry could capture territory around Pola before the cavalry arrived in Fiume. It was a bold plan, but it had to work, or Italian efforts would be blundered by the arrival of German troops.
A Train carrying the first German arrivals, Oskar Hutier's Corps of Wuttemburg Mountain Jaegers, taken off the eastern front, to fight the Italians.
The Rocky Road Northwards: Giornale Italie No. 9 November 1915
General Diaz formulated his quickly drawn up plan and sent it to CSI HQ, Rome. The CSI thought, rightly, that the plan would destroy vast quantities of Hapsburg troops, but when it was sent off to be passed through by Parliment, it was firmly rejected by the political wing of the country. They had asked for a quick victory, which to them meant to be in Vienna by Christmas. General Diaz's plan, while setting up a firm base for an invasion of the Austrian captial for the next year, it was impossible that following this plan that Italian troops would be there during 1915.
In response, the Government set up the Council of Udine to decide on the plan. The council was formed out of several leading politicians, both Conservative and Oposition, as well as high ranking Army and Naval commanders including Cadorna, Capello and Revel. However, the response was the same, the army leaders voted yes, the politicians no. In the end the Army demanded that its plans be accepted or nothing was to be done at all. This forced the Republic to accept Diaz's plans or face a military coup. Although, in the end, the desicion went as it should have done, it had delayed operations for a month and a half, meaning that Italian troops would attack with the first snows arriving. The Council of Udine would be the Italian governments first cruical mistake of the war.
Black lines = Second Wave Infantry
Red Line = Cavalry Advance
Pink Lines = Reserve Infantry Redeployments.
General Diaz's plan hinged on two things. One, that the Austrians would not counterattack at Klagenfurt while Cadorna's Alpine Corp was advancing towards Jugdenburg and two that the Infantry could capture territory around Pola before the cavalry arrived in Fiume. It was a bold plan, but it had to work, or Italian efforts would be blundered by the arrival of German troops.
A Train carrying the first German arrivals, Oskar Hutier's Corps of Wuttemburg Mountain Jaegers, taken off the eastern front, to fight the Italians.
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That sounds ominous...robou said:
I especially like maps showing your plans. KUTGW
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Anything to do with the Italian government in ominous...
I have fun working out my next moves on the maps, though sometimes larger more complicated ones take some time.
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Anything to do with the Italian government in ominous...
I have fun working out my next moves on the maps, though sometimes larger more complicated ones take some time.
The Situation at Home, late 1915
After the shock victory of the Conservatives in June 1915, the situation at home changed dramatically. The conservatives were happy to introduce limited-conscription to end the war sooner, something the socialists had been at odds to, incase the economy went into ruin. During the June-November period over 130,000 men were conscripted into the armed forces. The economy did not collapse with the war effort, though some called it sheer luck.
Although the economy could hardly be said to be in great shape, taxes were still low and tarrifs protected the economy against outside intervention, which would most probably caused the economy to crash as the rest of Europe's had those tarrifs not been introduced. Taxes could always raised if the expected plummet happened.
The population in general was in a good state. With more than 82% of the population being ethincally Italian, a huge ammount for a country of 47 million people, post-war industrialisation would be reasonably easy.
With the taxes being as low as they were for a country at war, the population was generally content. With Italian victories springing up everywhere, and the political tensions between the government and the army generally unknown by a large part of the Italian populace, the people were content with the war.
However, with growing political tensions following the Council of Udine and the coming election campaigns set for December, the politics of the country were still in doubt.
The conservatives were well ahead in the voting and the NL (national Liberal) party was the clear winner out of the centre-right parties, with 65.84% of the vote. The next most popular part were the Liberal's with 15.44% and then the PSI (socialists) coming in close behind with 11.68%. On the wings were the Moderates (Conservative) with 1.13%, the PCI (communists) with a worrying 5.9%. There were also the Restorationists (reactionary), the Radicals (Anarcho-Liberal) and PPI (conservative) with no seats.
The most worrying thing, though, was the number of Fascists. A staggering 7.9% of the population already considered themselves Fascists, an increase of 4% on the previous year. The government could not act out against the fascists, as there was no political party representing them in Parliment, but they knew it would only be a matter of time before the Fascists could threaten the entire regime, especially if they could get the already disgruntled army on their side.
After the shock victory of the Conservatives in June 1915, the situation at home changed dramatically. The conservatives were happy to introduce limited-conscription to end the war sooner, something the socialists had been at odds to, incase the economy went into ruin. During the June-November period over 130,000 men were conscripted into the armed forces. The economy did not collapse with the war effort, though some called it sheer luck.
Although the economy could hardly be said to be in great shape, taxes were still low and tarrifs protected the economy against outside intervention, which would most probably caused the economy to crash as the rest of Europe's had those tarrifs not been introduced. Taxes could always raised if the expected plummet happened.
The population in general was in a good state. With more than 82% of the population being ethincally Italian, a huge ammount for a country of 47 million people, post-war industrialisation would be reasonably easy.
With the taxes being as low as they were for a country at war, the population was generally content. With Italian victories springing up everywhere, and the political tensions between the government and the army generally unknown by a large part of the Italian populace, the people were content with the war.
However, with growing political tensions following the Council of Udine and the coming election campaigns set for December, the politics of the country were still in doubt.
The conservatives were well ahead in the voting and the NL (national Liberal) party was the clear winner out of the centre-right parties, with 65.84% of the vote. The next most popular part were the Liberal's with 15.44% and then the PSI (socialists) coming in close behind with 11.68%. On the wings were the Moderates (Conservative) with 1.13%, the PCI (communists) with a worrying 5.9%. There were also the Restorationists (reactionary), the Radicals (Anarcho-Liberal) and PPI (conservative) with no seats.
The most worrying thing, though, was the number of Fascists. A staggering 7.9% of the population already considered themselves Fascists, an increase of 4% on the previous year. The government could not act out against the fascists, as there was no political party representing them in Parliment, but they knew it would only be a matter of time before the Fascists could threaten the entire regime, especially if they could get the already disgruntled army on their side.
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Diaz's Assault Begins
Diaz's assault on the Austrian positions started on the 14th November, a month and a half behind scedual. The main attack would come at Judenburg, where Cadorna's Alpine troops would strike at the Austrian centre. Calzone was to take Innsbruck, before moving onto take Salzburg. Capello was to take Fiume.
The Assault on Judenburg, at first, went to plan, with Lt. General Guarino's Infantry subduing the province in the wake of the Alpini's offensive. The Alpini would then keep moving on towards Linz, finishing the encirclement on Zell am Zee and its Garrison.
In the north Calzone's troops had taken Innsbruck and were repelling several counterattacks, but further south harrasment attacks at Klagenfurt and Judenburg made sure that the Italian troops on the offensive towards Linz had their supply lines under constant ambush, slowing the offensive down.
However, Calzone maneged to keep to offensive despite his supply problems. He struck at Slazburg 6 days before scedual. With Cadorna's troops so late, he was taking a serious risk of being outflanked of several fronts. The arrival of troops from the Trento did secure the northern front, but his position was still in question.
At Salzburg, the Austrians were, as usual, outnumbered, and by the time Vienna HQ had reacted to the situation, sending in an extra division to bolster the defences, it was already to late to save Salzburg and only added to the slaughter of Hapsburg troops there.
Even further South, on the adriatic coast, Capello had secured Fiume and the infantry were almost in control of the Slovenian Plateau, but the Hapsburg Commander in the region, Mj. General Yitnyédi, a Croatian born Officer, was quicker to move than the Italians. As soon as the Italian offensive began he moved his troops onto Trieste. Mj. General Evangelista of the Italian Reserve Infantry Corps was ordered to move against him. However he was in for a nasty surprise.
Commandeering the Italian defences, Yitnyédi's troops quickly mauled the Italian troops, who had been eager to see action against what they thought was a crippled enemy.
When the CSI called for the assault to be called off, the Politicians would not allow it. Italian troops had not been beaten in the war so far, and they didn't want any defeat to come so soon into the renewed offensives. However, it soon became clear that they could lose with some force still intact, or face defeat and the complete annialation of two divisions. With more pressure from the Army, the parliment allowed a retreat on the new year. The next assault on Trieste would require Capello's cavalry to succeed.
A Bersaglieri medic treats a survivor of an assault on Trieste
Casualties:
Judenburg - Italian ~ 3,000
Austrian ~ 15,000
Innsbruck - Italian ~ 1,000
Austrian ~ 4,000
Trieste - Italian ~ 10,000
Austrian ~ 6,000
Total for Diaz Offensive - Italian ~ 14,000
Austrian ~ 25,000
Total for War (inc. Attritional Losses)
Italian ~ 110,000
Austrian ~ 230,000
The Rocky Road Northwards: Giornale Italie No.10 November-Decemeber 1915
Diaz's assault on the Austrian positions started on the 14th November, a month and a half behind scedual. The main attack would come at Judenburg, where Cadorna's Alpine troops would strike at the Austrian centre. Calzone was to take Innsbruck, before moving onto take Salzburg. Capello was to take Fiume.
The Assault on Judenburg, at first, went to plan, with Lt. General Guarino's Infantry subduing the province in the wake of the Alpini's offensive. The Alpini would then keep moving on towards Linz, finishing the encirclement on Zell am Zee and its Garrison.
In the north Calzone's troops had taken Innsbruck and were repelling several counterattacks, but further south harrasment attacks at Klagenfurt and Judenburg made sure that the Italian troops on the offensive towards Linz had their supply lines under constant ambush, slowing the offensive down.
However, Calzone maneged to keep to offensive despite his supply problems. He struck at Slazburg 6 days before scedual. With Cadorna's troops so late, he was taking a serious risk of being outflanked of several fronts. The arrival of troops from the Trento did secure the northern front, but his position was still in question.
At Salzburg, the Austrians were, as usual, outnumbered, and by the time Vienna HQ had reacted to the situation, sending in an extra division to bolster the defences, it was already to late to save Salzburg and only added to the slaughter of Hapsburg troops there.
Even further South, on the adriatic coast, Capello had secured Fiume and the infantry were almost in control of the Slovenian Plateau, but the Hapsburg Commander in the region, Mj. General Yitnyédi, a Croatian born Officer, was quicker to move than the Italians. As soon as the Italian offensive began he moved his troops onto Trieste. Mj. General Evangelista of the Italian Reserve Infantry Corps was ordered to move against him. However he was in for a nasty surprise.
Commandeering the Italian defences, Yitnyédi's troops quickly mauled the Italian troops, who had been eager to see action against what they thought was a crippled enemy.
When the CSI called for the assault to be called off, the Politicians would not allow it. Italian troops had not been beaten in the war so far, and they didn't want any defeat to come so soon into the renewed offensives. However, it soon became clear that they could lose with some force still intact, or face defeat and the complete annialation of two divisions. With more pressure from the Army, the parliment allowed a retreat on the new year. The next assault on Trieste would require Capello's cavalry to succeed.
A Bersaglieri medic treats a survivor of an assault on Trieste
Casualties:
Judenburg - Italian ~ 3,000
Austrian ~ 15,000
Innsbruck - Italian ~ 1,000
Austrian ~ 4,000
Trieste - Italian ~ 10,000
Austrian ~ 6,000
Total for Diaz Offensive - Italian ~ 14,000
Austrian ~ 25,000
Total for War (inc. Attritional Losses)
Italian ~ 110,000
Austrian ~ 230,000
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Im off to France for 5 days, but will resume normal updating on Friday. Thanks to all those who are following and see you soon.
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