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First Battle of the Piave River

First Battle of the Piave River was a battle fought on 26 November 1917 at Piave, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Italian victory; Stopping of the German-Austrian advance after the Battle of Caporetto. Recorded strength: 14th Army; 11th Army against 4th Army.

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La vista dalla cima del Monte Grappa verso le Prealpi e le Dolomiti
La vista dalla cima del Monte Grappa verso le Prealpi e le Dolomiti. Rics1299, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 November 1917
WherePiave, Italy45.850N, 11.733E
OutcomeItalian victory; Stopping of the German-Austrian advance after the Battle of Caporetto
BelligerentsAustria-Hungary; German EmpireagainstKingdom of Italy
Casualties and losses~21,000and~12,000
Part ofItalian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Italian Front

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Record

Date26 November 1917
PlacePiave, Italy
45.850N, 11.733E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength14th Army; 11th Army4th Army
Casualties and losses~21,000~12,000
Commanders
First Battle of the Piave RiverFirst Battle of the Piave RiverBattle of Monte GrappaBattle of BassanoBattle of AsiagoBattle of Mount OrtigaraBattle of La MottaBattle of AsiagoBattle of Mount OrtigaraBattle of La MottaVeniceTriesteBergamoParmaFerraraTrentoBolzanoPula100 km45.850N, 11.733E
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First Battle of the Piave River 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 Q20008335, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of the Piave River, revision 1385572583, 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.