The Italian Twelfth Army was a French-Italian Army which fought in World War I in the
Battle of Vittorio Veneto
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought from 24 October to 3 November 1918 (with an armistice taking effect 24 hours later) near Vittorio Veneto on the Italian Front during World War I. After having thoroughly defeated Austro-Hungarian troops ...
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World War I
After the
disastrous defeat at Caporetto (November 1917) the Italian Army was completely reorganized by
Armando Diaz
Armando Diaz, 1st Duke della Vittoria, (5 December 1861 – 28 February 1928) was an Italian general and a Marshal of Italy. He is mostly known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Regio Esercito during World War I from November 1917. He ...
and a new 12th Italian Army was formed. It was in fact a French-Italian Army under command of French General
Jean César Graziani.
It consisted of
Esercito Italiano nel 1918
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* 1st Italian Army corps (Donato Etna)
* 23rd Division of the 12th French Army Corps (Ernest Bonfait)
* 52nd Alpine Division (Pietro Ronchi)
It played an important role in the successful Battle of Vittorio Veneto
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought from 24 October to 3 November 1918 (with an armistice taking effect 24 hours later) near Vittorio Veneto on the Italian Front during World War I. After having thoroughly defeated Austro-Hungarian troops ...
(October–November 1918).
References
{{Italian Field Armies of World Wars I & II
Field armies of Italy in World War I