Le Grandi Battaglie: Caporetto - Alessandro Barbero EP. 9

Alessandro Barbero Recounts the Great Battles: Caporetto 1917 - World War I (Audiobook 09) HQ October 24, at 2 a.m., the formidable German artillery opened fire with grenades and gas. The Italians had never faced such an enemy. Stunned and decimated, they were caught still in their fortified caves. General Cadorna ordered a retreat. A defeat, but one that was not decisive. At the Piave, the enemy was stopped, and a revitalized and reorganized army prepared for the new year of war, which ended with an Italian victory.