Italian Third Army

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The Italian Third Army was a major field army of the Kingdom of Italy during World War I, noted for its role on the Isonzo Front and its reputation as the “invincible” army.

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Italian Third Army canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring 1915–1918 ⓘ
allegiance King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ⓘ
associatedWith Carso Plateau ⓘ
lower Isonzo sector ⓘ
linked to: Gorizia sector
branch Italian Army ⓘ
commander Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
engagedIn trench warfare ⓘ
front Isonzo Front ⓘ
linked to: Gorizia sector
gainedReputationFor high morale ⓘ
relative stability of its front line ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand Italian ⓘ
linked to: Italian language
militaryBranchOf Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
nickname invincible army ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Caporetto ⓘ
Battle of Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
Battle of the Piave River (1918) ⓘ
Eighth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
First Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Fourth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Second Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Seventh Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
Third Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ
opponent Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
German Army ⓘ
partOf Royal Italian Army ⓘ
linked to: Regio Esercito
primaryAdversaryNation Austria-Hungary ⓘ
reputation considered one of the most reliable Italian armies on the Isonzo Front ⓘ
maintained cohesion after the defeat at Caporetto ⓘ
role defensive operations on the lower Isonzo and Carso sector ⓘ
offensive operations on the Isonzo Front ⓘ
statusAfterWar disbanded ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Italian Front ⓘ
typeOfUnit field army formation ⓘ
used artillery ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry divisions ⓘ

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Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta → commanded → Italian Third Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Duca Invitto