WWI Victory Day, Italy

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On the first Sunday in November each year, many parts of Italy still commemorate the ending of World War I in Italy.

In the Autumn of 1917, thanks to the improving situation on the Eastern front, the Austrians received large reinforcements, including German assault troops.

On 26th October they launched a crushing offensive that resulted in the victory of Kobarid (in Italian, known as Caporetto): the Italian army was initially routed, but after retreating more than 100 km, it was able to reorganise and hold ground on the Piave river. In 1918 the Austrians repeatedly failed to break this Italian line, and surrendered to the Entente powers in the November of that year.

This marked the end of the war in Italy in 1918.

The Battle of Caporetto was immortalised in the book A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway.