The Battle i had chosen for this assigned blog #6 was the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought on October 24, 1918 through November 3, 1918. This battle lasted 11 days. Vittorio Veneto was fought between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces. The Austrians lost 35,000 dead men, 100,000 had been wounded and 300,000 prisoners in war. The Italian lost only 5,800 men in battle and only had 26,000 wounded.
The battle had a conflict right away,Crossing of the River Piave that was flooding. The Italian army attacked the Austro-Hungarian forces pitilessly on them, but they were going to collapse but Italian forces kept fighting!!This Battle was the last crucial battle in northern Italy of World War One. By the Italian winning this battle it ended the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Vittorio Veneto was the last conclusive war of World War One.
On November 2nd a truce was signed, which was agreed and finalized on November 4th,1918. Therefore the Ausrto-Hungarian broke apart and formed nation states. Vittorio Veneto is a beautiful city that is a province of Teviso,Italy. The Italians had allies with Italy, France, and The British Empire. The General Armando Diaz took control and became Commander Diaz and led the Italians to a victory in the 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
Pictures from google!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vittorio_Veneto
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_vittorio_veneto.htm
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Good info but be sure to add personal thoughts!