![]() ![]() However, the Austrians were worn out and by 1918 the Austrians were routed and were forced to capitulate. The Austrians in 1917 would then, with German support, fight the decisive Battle of Caporetto which Drove the Italians back several hundred miles and would break the Italian's moral. The Italians would launch a grand total of 11 attacks against the Austrians here (All called "The Battle of the Isonzo River", trying and differentiate between them all is a lot of fun) and the Austrians won each on. Here, the front line ran along the Isonzo River. However, it was in Italy, that the Austrians had the most success. By 1917 when the war in the east ended, the Austrian were low on moral and were almost totally subservient to the Germans. in 1915, the Austrians had helped the Germans in the repelling of Russian forces from Poland and in 1916 in repelling the Russian Brusilov Offensive. In Russia, the Austrians had also been defeated by the Russian in 1914, and had lost much of their province of Galica to the Russians. This front too would remain static with trenches until 1918. However, the allies quickly rushed troops into neutral Greece to prevent the complete occupation of the Balkans. In 1915, the Austrians, with German and Bulgarian support, finally overran the country. In 1914, the Austrians had invaded Serbian (three time precisely) had had been repelled each time. During 19, the Austrians were fighting on three major fronts, in the East against the Russians, in the Balkans against a combined allied army in Greece, and with the Italians along the Austro-Italian Border. Good Question Adam, I've noticed the same thing myself :). ![]()
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