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Fifth Battle of the Isonzo

Fifth Battle of the Isonzo was a battle fought on 9 March 1916 at Soča, in what is now Italy; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 286 battalions (plus 90 in reserve) against 100 battalions (plus 30 in reserve).

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World War 1 - Italian Army: Fifth Battle of the Isonzo - Italian lines
World War 1 - Italian Army: Fifth Battle of the Isonzo - Italian lines. Italian Army Photographers 1915-1918, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 March 1916lasted 6 days
WhereSoča, Italy46.078N, 13.634E
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
Casualties and losses1,882 killed, wounded and missingand1,985 killed and wounded
Part ofItalian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Italian Front

Battles of the Isonzo, 1915Battle of Monte Piana, 1915Battle of Hill 383, 1915First Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Second Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Third Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, 1915Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Battle of Doberdò, 1916Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916Battle of Istrana, 1917Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, 1917Battle of Pozzuolo, 1917First Battle of the Piave River, 1917Battle of Monte Grappa, 191819151918Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916
18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 March 1916
to 15 March 1916
PlaceSoča, Italy
46.078N, 13.634E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength286 battalions (plus 90 in reserve)100 battalions (plus 30 in reserve)
Casualties and losses1,882 killed, wounded and missing1,985 killed and wounded
Commanders
Fifth Battle of the IsonzoFifth Battle of the IsonzoEleventh Battle of the IsonzoBattle of Hill 383Battles of the IsonzoTenth Battle of the IsonzoFourth Battle of the IsonzoBattles of the IsonzoLjubljanaVeniceGrazTriesteMariborBolzanoKlagenfurtPula100 km46.078N, 13.634E
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

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IT 2ND & 3RD ARMIESDefender: AUS 5TH ARMY
Strength300,000160,000
Casualties3,800 (1.3%)1,985 (1.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1046
Outcomedefender won
Duration2 days
Front width48 km48 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 312), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Fifth 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 Q775561, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, revision 1370618207, 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.