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Third Battle of the Isonzo

Third Battle of the Isonzo was a battle fought on 4 November 1915 at Soča, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Italian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: 338 battalions against 137 + 47 battalions.

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Northeastern Italy, 1915 - 1917 - Eleven Battles of the Isonzo, June 1915 - September 1917
Northeastern Italy, 1915 - 1917 - Eleven Battles of the Isonzo, June 1915 - September 1917. USMA (United States Military Academy), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 November 1915
WhereSoča, Italy45.857N, 13.400E
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstAustria-Hungary
Casualties and losses67,008–80,00010,733–20,000 killedand41,847:8,228 killed
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, 191819151918Third Battle of the Isonzo, 1915
18 placed engagements of the Italian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1915
to 3 November 1915
PlaceSoča, Italy
45.857N, 13.400E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength338 battalions137 + 47 battalions
Casualties and losses67,008–80,00010,733–20,000 killed41,847:8,228 killed
Commanders
Third Battle of the IsonzoThird Battle of the IsonzoSecond Battle of the IsonzoBattle of IsonzoSiege of AquileiaSiege of l'AquiléeBattle of DoberdòBattle of DoberdòLjubljanaVeniceFerraraMariborTrentoBolzanoKlagenfurtPula100 km45.857N, 13.400E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IT 2ND & 3RD ARMIESDefender: AUS 5TH ARMY
Strength356,000157,000
Casualties67,008 (18.8%)31,474 (20.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1046
Outcomedefender won
Duration2 days
Front width29 km29 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 298), 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.

Third 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 Q637320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Third Battle of the Isonzo, revision 1385617787, 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.