Battle of Caporetto order of battle

Italian troops in Caporetto, 24 October 1917

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: Čudež 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 Division
In 1st Line IV Corps 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
In 2nd Line VII Corps 3rd Infantry Division
62nd Infantry Division
Corps Reserve
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:

In 2nd line:

German and Austro-Hungarian Armies

Chain of command of the German - Austro-Hungarian Army

Outline order of battle

Organization of the German and Austro-Hungarian Armies on 24 October 1917
Army Corps Division
German 14th Army Group Krauss
Austro-Hungarian I Corps
Austro-Hungarian 3rd "Edelweiss" Infantry Division
Austro-Hungarian 22nd Schützen[7] Division
Austro-Hungarian 55th Infantry Division
German Jäger 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 Württemberg) Infantry Division
German 200th Infantry Division
Group Scotti
Austro-Hungarian XV Corps
Austro-Hungarian 1st Infantry Division
German 5th Infantry Division
Army Reserve Austro-Hungarian 4th Infantry Division
Austro-Hungarian 13th Schützen Division
Austro-Hungarian 33rd Infantry Division
Later reinforcements Austro-Hungarian 35th Infantry Division
(from 2nd Isonzo Army)
Austro-Hungarian 94th Infantry Division
Army Group Boroević

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

Secondary attacks

Detailed order of battle

German assault troops at Caporetto

German 14th Army (General der Infanterie[11] Otto von Below)[12]

Army Group "Boroević" (Generaloberst Svetozar Boroević)
Austro-Hungarian 2nd Isonzo Army (part) (General der Infanterie Johann Ritter von Henriquez)[33]

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 Haythornthwaite 1996, p. 254. 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 Haythornthwaite 1996, p. 254. 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, Schützen designates units drawn from the Austrian k.k. Landwehr. "Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848–1918". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. Jäger literally means "hunter" in German, in military contexts Jäger may be regarded as meaning "rifleman".
  9. Alpenkorps was a division sized unit, despite its name.
  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."The Leadership in Austria-Hungary during WWI". Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  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.
  12. Cron 2002, p. 398
  13. 1 2 3 "Corps Commanders and Chiefs of Staff 1883–1918". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Divisional Commanders 1914–1918". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  15. Kaiserjäger were specialist mountain troops of the Austro-Hungarian k. und k. Common Army. "Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848–1918". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  16. Kaiserschützen were specialist mountain troops of the Austrian k.k. Landwehr. "Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848–1918". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  17. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 16–17
  18. 1 2 3 Cron 2002, p. 366
  19. Schützen here means "Rifles", so similar to Jäger and part of the Jäger organisation.
  20. "III BAK on The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  21. Austro-Hungarian designation for Jäger.
  22. Landsturm were 2nd Line units of the Austrian k.k. Landwehr or Hungarian k.u. Landwehr (Honvéd). "The Austro-Hungarian Land Forces as at August 1914–1918". Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  23. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 211–214
  24. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 609–611
  25. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 8–11
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Cron 2002, p. 365
  27. Killed in action. "Berrer biography on The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  28. "General-Kommandos on The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  29. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 361–364
  30. "Hofacker biography on The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  31. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 645–647
  32. AEF GHQ 1920, pp. 108–111
  33. "Higher Commands and Commanders". Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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