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Eighth Battle of the Isonzo

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was a battle fought on 10 October 1916 at Soča, in what is now Italy; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 20 divisions against 14 divisions.

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Ruševine bazilike Marijinega vnebovzetja na Sveti gori leta 1916
Ruševine bazilike Marijinega vnebovzetja na Sveti gori leta 1916. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 October 1916lasted 2 days
WhereSoča, Italy45.933N, 13.616E
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
Casualties and losses23,802 killed, wounded, missing or capturedand38,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured
Part ofItalian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Italian Front

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18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October 1916
to 12 October 1916
PlaceSoča, Italy
45.933N, 13.616E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength20 divisions14 divisions
Casualties and losses23,802 killed, wounded, missing or captured38,000 killed, wounded, missing or captured
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 1477 and 1917.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1916

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1187309, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, revision 1383733217, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.