Battle of Caporetto order of battle

Battle of Caporetto order of battle

The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo or the Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers; Slovene: ude pri Kobaridu), took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in Slovenia), on the Austro-Italian front of World War I. The battle was named after the Italian name of the town of Kobarid (known as Karfreit in German).

Italian Army
Outline Order of Battle
Organization of the Italian 2nd Army on 24 October 1917 Corps In 1st Line IV Corps Division 50th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 46th Infantry Division 34th Infantry Division (Corps Reserve) XXVII Corps 19th Infantry Division 65th Infantry Division 22nd Infantry Division 64th Infantry Division Corps Reserve XXIV Corps 49th Infantry Division 68th Infantry Division 10th Infantry Division II Corps 67th Infantry Division 44th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division Corps Reserve VI Corps 66th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division VIII Corps 48th Infantry Division 59th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division

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2 VII Corps 3rd Infantry Division 62nd Infantry Division Corps Reserve

In 2nd Line

XIV Corps (Army Reserve)

20th Infantry Division 30th Infantry Division

XXVIII Corps (Army Reserve)

23rd Infantry Division 47th Infantry Division

Reserve of the Supreme Command

60th Infantry Division (attached to VIII Corps) 53rd Infantry Division (attached to XIV Corps) 13th Infantry Division (attached to XXVIII Corps)

Detailed Order of Battle

Italian 2nd Army (Lieutenant General Luigi Capello) In 1st line: IV Corps (Lieutenant General Alberto Cavaciocchi) 50th Infantry Division (Major General Giovanni Arrighi) "Friuli" Brigade - 87th and 88th Infantry Regiments Part of "Foggia" Brigade - 280th Infantry Regiment Alpini[1] battalions "Borgo San Dalmazzo", "Dronero" and "Saluzzo" 2nd Alpini Group ("Ceva", "Mondov" and "Monviso" battalions) 43rd Infantry Division (Lieutenant General Angelo Farisoglio) "Genova" Brigade - 97th and 98th Infantry Regiments Part of "Etna" Brigade - 223rd Infantry Regiment 5th Alpini Group ("Monte Albergian", "Val Chisone" and "Belluno" battalions) 9th Bersaglieri Regiment[2] 46th Infantry Division (Lieutenant General Giulio Amadei) "Caltanissetta" Brigade - 147th and 148th Infantry Regiments "Alessandria" Brigade - 155th and 156th Infantry Regiments Part of "Etna" Brigade - 224th Infantry Regiment 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment 34th Infantry Division, Corps reserve Part of "Foggia" Brigade - 281st and 282nd Infantry Regiments "Monte Argentera" Alpini battalion XXVII Corps (Lieutenant General Pietro Badoglio) 19th Infantry Division (Major General Giovanni Villani) "Napoli" Brigade - 75th and 76th Infantry Regiments[3] "Spezia" Brigade - 125th and 126th Infantry Regiments "Taro" Brigade - 207th and 208th Infantry Regiments (less 1 bn.) 65th Infantry Division Part of "Belluno" Brigade - 274th Infantry Regiment, I and II/275th Infantry Regiment 22nd Infantry Division "Pescara" Brigade - 211th and 212th Infantry Regiments

Battle of Caporetto order of battle 64th Infantry Division Part of "Belluno" Brigade - 276th Infantry Regimentt, III/275th Infantry Regiment Part of "Taro" Brigade - II/208th Infantry Regiment Corps reserve: 10th Alpini Group ("Vicenza", "Monte Berico", "Morbegno" and "Val d'Adige" battalions) "Puglie" Brigade - 71st and 72nd Infantry Regiments (already in line) "Roma" Brigade - 79th and 80th Infantry Regiments (already in line)[4] XXIV Corps (Lieutenant General Enrico Caviglia) 49th Infantry Division "Ravenna" Brigade - 37th and 38th Infantry Regiments "Lambro" Brigade - 205th and 206th Infantry Regiments (on the morning of 24 October, transferred to XIV Corps, replaced by "Palermo" Brigade) "Sele" Brigade - 219th and 220th Infantry Regiments 68th Infantry Division "Grosseto" Brigade - 237th and 238th Infantry Regiments 10th Infantry Division "Verona" Brigade - 83rd and 84th Infantry Regiments "Campobasso" Brigade - 229th and 230th Infantry Regiments[5] II Corps (Major General Alberico Albricci) 67th Infantry Division "Cremona" Brigade - 21st and 22nd Infantry Regiments "Tortona" Brigade - 257th and 258th Infantry Regiments 44th Infantry Division "Re" Brigade - 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments "Brescia" Brigade - 19th and 20th Infantry Regiments 8th Infantry Division "Udine" Brigade - 95th and 96th Infantry Regiments "Forl" Brigade - 43rd and 44th Infantry Regiments Corps reserve: "Aquila" Brigade - 269th and 270th Infantry Regiments VI Corps (Lieutenant General Giacomo Lombardi) 66th Infantry Division "Cuneo" Brigade - 7th and 8th Infantry Regiments "Abruzzi" Brigade - 57th and 58th Infantry Regiments "Milano" Brigade - 159th and 160th Infantry Regiments (tactically available to the army and detached to XXVIII Corps) 24th Infantry Division "Emilia" Brigade - 119th and 120th Infantry Regiments "Gaeta" Brigade - 263rd and 264th Infantry Regiments VIII Corps (Major General Francesco Grazioli) 48th Infantry Division "Piemonte" Brigade - 3rd and 4th Infantry Regiments "Porto Maurizio" Brigade - 253rd and 254th Infantry Regiments

Battle of Caporetto order of battle 59th Infantry Division "Modena" Brigade - 41st and 42nd Infantry Regiments "Pesaro" Brigade - 239th and 240th Infantry Regiments 7th Infantry Division "Bergamo" Brigade - 25th and 26th Infantry Regiments "Lucca" Brigade - 163rd and 164th Infantry Regiments "Sesia" Brigade - 201st and 202nd Infantry Regiments (fortified town of Gorizia, tactically available to the army) In 2nd line: VII Corps (Major General Luigi Bongiovanni) 3rd Infantry Division "Arno" Brigade - 213th and 214th Infantry Regiments "Elba" Brigade - 261st and 262nd Infantry Regiments 62nd Infantry Division "Salerno" Brigade - 89th and 90th Infantry Regiments IV Bersaglieri Brigade - 14th and 20th Bersaglieri Regiments Corps reserve: "Firenze" Brigade - 127th and 128th Infantry Regiments XIV Corps (Lieutenant General Sagramoso) - Army Reserve Command 20th Infantry Division "Livorno" Brigade - 33rd and 34th Infantry Regiments "Palermo" Brigade - 67th and 68th Infantry Regiments 30th Infantry Division "Treviso" Brigade - 115th and 116th Infantry Regiments "Girgenti" Brigade - 247th and 248th Infantry Regiments XXVIII Corps (Major General Saporiti) - Army Reserve Command 23rd Infantry Division "Venezia" Brigade - 83rd and 84th Infantry Regiments "Messina" Brigade - 93rd and 94th Infantry Regiments "Sassari" Brigade - 151st and 152nd Infantry Regiments "Avellino" Brigade - 231st and 232nd Infantry Regiments 47th Infantry Division I Bersaglieri Brigade - 6th and 12th Bersaglieri Regiments V Bersaglieri Brigade - 4th and 21st Bersaglieri Regiments "Milano" Brigade - 159th and 160th Infantry Regiments (detached from the 66th Infantry Division, VI Corps) Reserves of the Supreme Command 60th Infantry Division (attached to VIII Corps) "Ferrara" Brigade - 47th and 48th Infantry Regiments "Taranto" Brigade - 143rd and 144th Infantry Regiments 53rd Infantry Division (attached to XIV Corps) "Vicenza" Brigade - 227th, 228th and 229th Infantry Regiments[6] "Potenza" Brigade - 271st, 272nd and 273rd Infantry Regiments 13th Infantry Division (attached to XXVIII Corps)

Battle of Caporetto order of battle "Jonio" Brigade - 221st and 222nd Infantry Regiments "Massa Carrara" Brigade - 251st and 252nd Infantry Regiments "Teramo" Brigade - 241st and 242nd Infantry Regiments (attached to XXVIII Corps)

German and Austro-Hungarian Armies

Outline Order of Battle
Organization of the German and Austro-Hungarian Armies on 24 October 1917 Army German 14th Army Corps Group Krauss Austro-Hungarian I Corps Division Austro-Hungarian 3rd Edelweiss Infantry Division Austro-Hungarian 22nd Schtzen[7] Division Austro-Hungarian 55th Infantry Division German Jger Division[8] Group Stein German III Bavarian Corps Austro-Hungarian 50th Infantry Division German 12th Infantry Division German 117th Infantry Division German Alpenkorps[9] Group Berrer German 51st Corps German 26th (1st Wrttemberg) Infantry Division German 200th Infantry Division Group Scotti Austro-Hungarian XV Corps Army Reserve Austro-Hungarian 1st Infantry Division German 5th Infantry Division Austro-Hungarian 4th Infantry Division Austro-Hungarian 13th Schtzen Division Austro-Hungarian 33rd Infantry Division Later reinforcements Austro-Hungarian 35th Infantry Division (from 2nd Isonzo Army) Austro-Hungarian 94th Infantry Division Austro-Hungarian 2nd Isonzo Army (part)[10] Group Kosak Austro-Hungarian 60th Infantry Division Austro-Hungarian 35th Infantry Division (later to 14th Army) Austro-Hungarian 57th Infantry Division

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Detailed Order of Battle

German 14th Army (General der Infanterie[11] Otto von Below)[12] Austro-Hungarian I Corps (Group Krauss - General der Infanterie Alfred Krau)[] Austro-Hungarian 3rd Infantry Division Edelweiss (Generalmajor Heinrich Wieden Edler von Alpenbach)[] 216th Infantry Brigade 59th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Rainer" 4th Kaiserjger[13] Regiment (1 bn. only) 217th Infantry Brigade 14th Infantry Regiment "Ernst Ludwig Groherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein" 3rd Kaiserjger Regiment Austro-Hungarian 22nd Schtzen Division (Generalmajor Rudolf Mller)[] 4th Schtzen Brigade III Kaiserschtzen[14] Regiment "Innichen" (less 1 bn.) 26th Schtzen Regiment "Marburg" 98th Schtzen Brigade I Kaiserschtzen Regiment "Trient" II Kaiserschtzen Regiment "Bozen" Austro-Hungarian 55th Infantry Division (Generalmajor Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg)[] 55th Sturmbataillon 26th Mountain Infantry Brigade 4th Bosnia/Herzegovina Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Regiment "Graf von Khevenhller" 38th Infantry Brigade 2nd Bosnia/Herzegovina Infantry Regiment 4th Bosnia/Herzegovina Infantry Regiment (1 bn. only) 7th Infantry Regiment "Graf von Khevenhller" (1 bn. only) German Jger Division[15] (Colonel von Wodkte) 5th Ersatz Infantry Brigade 11th Jger Regiment[] Staff of 4th Dragoons Regiment Guards Reserve Jger Battalion Guards Reserve Schtzen[16] Battalion 1st Jger Battalion 12th Jger Regiment[] Staff of 2nd Uhlans Regiment 2nd Jger Battalion 7th Jger Battalion 1st Reserve Jger Battalion 13th Jger Regiment[] Staff of 8th Bavarian Chevaulgers Regiment 8th Reserve Jger Battalion 20th Reserve Jger Battalion 21st Reserve Jger Battalion Sturmbataillon "Kronprinz Rupprecht" (Bavaria)

Battle of Caporetto order of battle Sturmbataillon "Deutscher Kronprinz" (Bavaria) Sturmbataillon "Herzog Albrecht" (Bavaria) Wrttemberg Mountain Battalion, (later detached to the Alpenkorps) III Bavarian Corps (Group Stein Generalleutnant Hermann Freiherr von Stein)[17] Austro-Hungarian 50th Infantry Division (Generalmajor Karl Geabek)[] 3rd Mountain Infantry Brigade 30th Infantry Regiment "Schoedler" (1 bn. only) 33rd Infantry Regiment "Kaiser Leopold II" (1 bn. only) 46th Infantry Regiment (1 bn. only) 80th Infantry Regiment "Wilhelm Ernst Groherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Herzog zu Sachsen" (1 bn. only) 25th Feldjger Battalion[18] 155th Landsturm[19] Regiment 15th Mountain Infantry Brigade 1st Bosnia/Herzegovina Infantry Regiment (less 1 bn.) 18th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Leopold Salvator" (1 bn. only) 37th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Joseph" (1 bn. only) 61st Infantry Regiment "Ritter von Frank" (1 bn. only) German 12th Infantry Division[20] (Generalmajor Arnold Lequis) 24th Infantry Brigade 23rd (2nd Upper Silesian) Infantry Regiment "von Winterfeldt" 62nd (3rd Upper Silesian) Infantry Regiment 63rd (4th Upper Silesian) Infantry Regiment German 117th Infantry Division[21] (Generalmajor von Seydel) 233rd Infantry Brigade 157th (4th Silesian) Infantry Regiment 11th Reserve Infantry Regiment 22nd Reserve Infantry Regiment German Alpenkorps[22] (Generalmajor Ludwig von Tutschek) 1st Bavarian Jger Brigade Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment 1st Bavarian Jger Regiment[] 1st Bavarian Jger Battailon "King" 2nd Bavarian Jger Battailon 2nd Bavarian Reserve Jger Battailon 2nd Jger Regiment[] 10th Jger Battailon 10th Reserve Jger Battailon 14th Reserve Jger Battailon German 51st Corps (Group Berrer Generalleutnant Albert von Berrer to 28 October 1917[23] then von Hofacker)[24] German 26th (1st Wrttemberg) Infantry Division[25] (Generalleutnant Eberhard von Hofacker)[26] 51st Infantry Brigade 119th (1st Wrttemberg) Grenadier Regiment "Queen Olga"

Battle of Caporetto order of battle 121st (3rd Wrttemberg) (Old Wrttemberg) Infantry Regiment 125th (7th Wrttemberg) Infantry Regiment "Emperor Frederick, King of Prussia" German 200th Infantry Division[27] (Generalmajor Hans von Below) 2nd Jger Brigade 3rd Jger Regiment[] 1st (Bavarian) Ski Batallion 2nd Ski Batallion 3rd Ski Batallion 4th (Bavarian) Ski Batallion 4th Jger Regiment[] 11th Jger Battailon 5th Reserve Jger Battailon 6th Reserve Jger Battailon 5th Jger Regiment[] 17th Reserve Jger Battailon 18th Reserve Jger Battailon 23rd Reserve Jger Battailon Austro-Hungarian XV Corps (Group Scotti - Feldmarschalleutnant Karl Scotti)[] Austro-Hungarian 1st Infantry Division (Feldmarschalleutnant Joseph Metzger)[] 7th Mountain Infantry Brigade 5th Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Klobucar" (1 bn. only) 25th Infantry Regiment "Edler von Pokorny" (1 bn. only) 53rd Infantry Regiment "Dankl" (1 bn. only) 66th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Peter Ferdinand" (1 bn. only) 86th Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Steininger" (1 bn. only) 3rd Bosnia/Herzegovina Feldjger Battalion 22nd Mountain Infantry Brigade 4th Bosnia/Herzegovina Infantry Regiment (1 bn. only) 17th Feldjger Battalion 31st Feldjger Battalion 37th Schtzen Regiment "Gravosa" (2 bns.) 92nd Infantry Regiment "Edler von Hortstein" German 5th Infantry Division[28] (Generalmajor von Wedel) 10th Infantry Brigade 8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick William III" 12th (2nd Brandenburg) Grenadier Regiment "Prince Charles of Prussia" 52nd (6th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "von Alvensleben" Army Reserve Austro-Hungarian 4th Infantry Division (Generalmajor Rudolf Pfeffer)[] 7th Infantry Brigade 88th Infantry Regiment 99th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade 8th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Karl Stephan"

Battle of Caporetto order of battle 49th Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Hess" Austro-Hungarian 13th Schtzen Division (Feldmarschalleutnant Franz Kalser Edler von Maasfeld)[] 25th Schtzen Brigade 1st Schtzen Regiment "Wien" 24th Schtzen Regiment "Wien" 26th Schtzen Brigade 14th Schtzen Regiment "Brnn" 25th Schtzen Regiment "Kremsier" Austro-Hungarian 33rd Infantry Division (Generalmajor Artur Iwaski)[] 65th Infantry Brigade 19th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand" 36th Infantry Regiment "Reichsgraf Browne" 66th Infantry Brigade 12th Infantry Regiment "Parmann" 83rd Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Schikovsky" Later reinforcements to the 14nd Army Austro-Hungarian 35th Infantry Division (Feldmarschalleutnant Eugen von Podhornszky)[] (from 2nd Isonzo Army) 69th Infantry Brigade 51st Infantry Regiment "von Boroevi" 63rd Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Pitreich" 70th Infantry Brigade 62nd Infantry Regiment "Ludwig III, Knig von Bayern" 64th Infantry Regiment "Ritter von Auffenberg" Austro-Hungarian 94th Infantry Division (Generalmajor Marcel awrowski Edler von Plcken)[] Group Lesachtal 148th Landsturm Battalion Salzsburg Volunteer Schtzen Battalion Styria Volunteer Schtzen Battalion 25th Mountain Infantry Brigade 18th Schtzen Regiment "Przemyl" (1 bn. only) 8th Feldjger Battalion ??? Ersatz Feldjger Battalion 26th Landsturm Regiment (1 bn. only) 30th Landsturm Battalion 57th Mountain Infantry Brigade 26th Landsturm Regiment (2 bns.) 151st Landsturm Battalion 157th Landsturm Battalion ???th Sturmbataillon

Austro-Hungarian 2nd Isonzo Army (part) (General der Infanterie Johann Ritter von Henriquez)[] Austro-Hungarian Group Kosak (Feldmarschalleutnant Ferdinand Kosak)[] Austro-Hungarian 60th Infantry Division (Feldmarschalleutnant Ludwig Goiginger)[]

Battle of Caporetto order of battle 2nd Mountain Infantry Brigade 8th Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Karl Stephan" (1 bn. only) 52nd Infantry Regiment "Erzherzog Friedrich" (1 bn. only) 55th Infantry Regiment (1 bn. only) 70th Infantry Regiment "Edler von Appel" (1 bn. only) 12th Feldjger Battalion 8th Bosnia/Herzegovina Feldjger Battalion 10th Mountain Infantry Brigade 20th Infantry Regiment "Heinrich Prinz von Preuen" (1 bn. only) 21st Infantry Regiment "Graf von Abensperg und Traun" (1 bn. only) 47th Infantry Regiment "Graf von Beck-Rzikowsky" (1 bn. only) 90th Infantry Regiment "Edler von Horsetzky" (1 bn. only) 1st Bosnia/Herzegovina Feldjger Battalion 4th Bosnia/Herzegovina Feldjger Battalion Austro-Hungarian 35th Infantry Division (Feldmarschalleutnant Eugen von Podhornszky)[] (later to 14th Army) 69th Infantry Brigade 51st Infantry Regiment "von Boroevic" 63rd Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Pitreich 70th Infantry Brigade 62nd Infantry Regiment "Ludwig III, Knig von Bayern" 64th Infantry Regiment "Ritter von Auffenberg" Austro-Hungarian 57th Infantry Division (Generalmajor Joseph Hrozn Edler von Bojemil)[] 5th Infantry Brigade 22nd Infantry Regiment "Graf von Lacy" (less 1 Bn.) 57th Infantry Regiment "Prinz zu Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld" 2nd Landsturm Regiment (1 bn. only) 18th Infantry Brigade 87th Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Succovaty" 34th Infantry Regiment "Wilhelm I, Deutscher Kaiser und Knig von Preuen" (1 bn. only) 69th Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Leithner" (1 bn. only) 8th Feldjger Battalion

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References
[1] Aplini were elite mountain warfare troops [2] Bersaglieri (marksman in English) were elite light infantry. [3] Original on Italian wiki shows 75th and 78th Infantry Regiments. Corrected as per . Note "Roma" Brigade (XXVII Corps reserve) also showed a 78th Regiment. [4] Original on Italian wiki shows 78th and 80th Infantry Regiments. Corrected as per . Note "Napoli" Brigade (19th Infantry Division, XXVII Corps) also showed a 78th Regiment. [5] "Vicenza" Brigade (53rd Infantry Division, Supreme Command Reserves) is also showing a 229th Infantry Regiment. "Campobasso" is most likely correct. [6] "Campobasso" Brigade (10th Infantry Division, XXIV Corps) is also showing a 229th Infantry Regiment. "Campobasso" is most likely correct. [7] In this context, Schtzen designates units drawn from the Austrian k.k. Landwehr. [8] Jger literally means "hunter" in German, in military contexts Jger may be regarded as meaning "rifleman". [9] Alpenkorps was a division sized unit, despite its name.

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[10] At this point, 2nd Isonzo Army also commanded XXIV Corps (24th and 53rd Divisions), IV Corps (43rd and 20th Divisions), and a Reserve (28th, 29th and 9th Divisions) - all Austro-Hungarian. [11] German and Austo-Hungarian ranks deliberately given in German language for clarity. At this time, for example, a Generalmajor was not the same as a Major General in UK or US armies. [13] Kaiserjger were specialist mountain troops of the Austro-Hungarian k. und k. Common Army. [14] Kaiserschtzen were specialist mountain troops of the Austrian k.k. Landwehr. [16] Schtzen here means "shooter", so similar to Jger and part of the Jger organisation. [18] Austro-Hungarian designation for Jger. [19] Landsturm were 2nd Line units of the Austrian k.k. Landwehr or Hungarian k.u. Landwehr (Honvd). [23] Killed in action.

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Bibliography
Cron, Hermann (2002). Imperial German Army 1914-18: Organisation, Structure, Orders-of-Battle [first published: 1937]. Helion & Co. ISBN1-874622-70-1. Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996). The World War One Source Book. Arms and Armour. ISBN1-85409-351-7. Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which Participated in the War (1914-1918), compiled from records of Intelligence section of the General Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, at General Headquarters, Chaumont, France 1919. The London Stamp Exchange Ltd (1989). 1920. ISBN0-948130-87-3.

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Article Sources and Contributors

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