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Battle of Monte Piana

Battle of Monte Piana was a battle fought on 24 May 1915 at Monte Piana, in what is now Italy; it lasted 2.4 years. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory.

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Fighting at Monte Piano - Tyrolean riflemen repel the attack of an Alpini detachment
Fighting at Monte Piano - Tyrolean riflemen repel the attack of an Alpini detachment. Rudolf Alfred Höger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 May 1915lasted 2.4 years
WhereMonte Piana, Italy46.617N, 12.244E
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
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, 191819151918Battle of Monte Piana, 1915
18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 May 1915
to 22 October 1917
PlaceMonte Piana, Italy
46.617N, 12.244E
KindBattle, First World War
Casualties and losses14,000 killed
Commanders
  • Luigi Nava
  • Ottavio Ragni
  • Mario Nicolis di Robilant
  • Ludwig Goiginger
Battle of Monte PianaBattle of Monte PianaBattle of PustertalBattle of SpingesBattle of FranzensfesteBattle of SterzingBattle of Vittorio VenetoBattle of SterzingBattle of Vittorio VenetoVeniceVeronaTriesteSalzburgInnsbruckTrentoBolzanoTreviso100 km46.617N, 12.244E
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Battle of Monte Piana 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 Q3636672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Monte Piana, revision 1382140162, 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.