9-15 March 1916: The Fifth Battle of the Isonzo—The Italians attacked again, having regrouped & reorganized their forces over the winter; the offensive was initiated at the desperate insistence of the French, designed more to draw Central Powers forces away from the Eastern Front & the "world blood pump" at Verdun than directly to achieve Italy's war aims.
Lest we forget.
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