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Events on Wednesday 24 October 1917 2
1917Battle of CaporettoAustro-German breakthrough routs the Italian armyA combined Austro-Hungarian and German offensive shattered the Italian front near Caporetto, forcing a chaotic retreat of over 100 kilometers and huge losses in prisoners and equipment. The disaster led to a change in Italian military command and the word "Caporetto" becoming synonymous with catastrophic defeat in Italian.
1917CaporettoIsonzo, ItalyA German-Austrian attack using new infiltration tactics broke the Italian line and drove it back 80 miles. Italy lost 300,000 men, most of them prisoners.