However, Mount Saint Gabriel and Mount Hermada turned out to be impregnable, and the offensive wore out. Other positions were taken by the Duke of Aosta’s Third Army. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive,, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. After fierce and deadly fightings, the Italian Second Army, led by General Capello, pushed back Boroevi’s Isonzo Armee, conquering the Bainsizza and Mount Santo. law and are therefore in the public domain. National Archives and DVIDS is 'a work prepared by an officer or employee' of the federal government 'as part of that person's official duties.' In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. and chief of the general staff Luigi Cadorna began preparing yet another offensive in the Isonzo River Valley.

All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.ĭisclaimer: A work of the U.S. August 6-17, 1916: Italian Victory At Sixth Isonzo. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings 25 million still photographs and graphics 24 million aerial photographs 300,000 reels of motion picture film 400,000 video and sound recordings and 133 terabytes of electronic data. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value-about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. The Central Powers were victorious, but Austria-Hungary had reason for concern: some Czech and Slovak POWs, Austro-Hungarian citizens and soldiers, fought alongside the Russians. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. The Kerensky Offensive was the last major Russian initiative of the war. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Battle of Caporetto, also called 12th Battle of the Isonzo, (October 24December 19, 1917), Italian military disaster during World War I in which Italian troops retreated before an Austro-German offensive on the Isonzo front in northeastern Italy, where the Italian and Austrian forces had been stalemated for two and a half years.

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Isonzo offensive