Having led battlefield tours to Western Europe, Gallipoli, Italy, and Slovenia, I can say that the most dramatic scenery can be found on the Italian Front. The Isonzo Sector, on both sides of a 60-mile leg of the Isonzo [today Soca] River involved the bulk of the fighting, featuring 11 Italian offensives and the German-Austrian victory in the Battle of Caporetto. Today we highlight the southern half of the sector, best known for being the locale of the 11 Battles of the Isonzo, intended to push past Gorizia and across the Carso Plateau to Trieste.
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| Austrian Chapel Near Plava |
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| Cavern Used for Shelter |
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| Sveta Gora (Holy Mountain, Monte Santo) Destroyed During the War |
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| Hungarian Cemetery North of Gorizia |
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| Mte San Michele Monument Overlooking Gorizia |
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| Defensive Trench of Austro-Hungarian Forces |
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| The Carso Plateau |
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| Italian Artillery Galleries |
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| Monument to Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević, Fifth Army Commander |
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| Dolina of the XV Bersaglieri, Italian Support Base |
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| Italian Third Army Memorial, Site of 100,000 Burials |
Great photos the last two days. Is anyone aware of any tours that cover these places or at least many of them?
ReplyDeleteSpeak to Mike Hanlon who does tours of this area
DeleteSorry, but I've retired from leading battlefield tours.
DeleteCheck the Valor Tours website - this is the company that put on the tours I took with Mike before he retired - they have done Italian Front tours. I found their tours to be affordable, informative and fun.
DeleteFascinating pictures--and very informative.
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