Thursday, February 28, 2019

Scenic Battlefield: The Isonzo Sector of the Italian Front — Part 1, the North


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 northern half of the sector, best known for the October 1917 Battle of Caporetto.

The Italian Charnel House (Ossuary) at Kobarid (Formerly Caporetto)



An Austrian Position Overlooks the Northern Breakthrough
Point for the Battle of Caporetto 



Higher Up There Was Continual Fighting,  1915–1917



Lt. Erwin Rommel's Unit Captured This Outpost on 25 October 1917



After the Breakthrough,  German and Austrian Troops
Advanced Down the River Toward Caporetto



Austro-Hungarian Fort Kluze Held Out Throughout the War



Monument to Austrian and Bosnian Soldiers
Overlooks the High Battlefields



Chapel Constructed by Russian Prisoners of War



Italian Third-Line Position


Overlooking the Town of Tolmino, Launch Pad for the Southern Breakthrough 
During the Battle of Caporetto



Source:  The photos were found at the website and Facebook pages of Pot Miru, the International Walk of Peace Foundation (Link).

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