Nominally allied with the Central Powers of the German
Empire and the Empire of Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance, the Kingdom of
Italy refused to join them when the war started in August 1914. Instead in May
1915, almost a year after the war's commencement, after a period of wavering
and after secret negotiations with France and Great Britain in which Italy
negotiated for territory if victorious, Italy entered the war on the side of
the Allies.
Italy fought mostly against Austria-Hungary along the
northern border, including high up in the now-Italian Alps and along the Isonzo
river. The war was initially a failure for Italy despite being numerically
superior to Austria-Hungary. The Italian army repeatedly attacked Austria,
making little progress and suffering heavy losses, and then being routed in
1917 by a German-Austrian counteroffensive after Russia left the war allowing
the Central Powers to move reinforcements to the Italian Front from the Eastern
Front. In October 1918, as civil unrest increased in Austria-Hungary, the
Italians attacked again. The Austrian army broke, and the Italians drove deep
into Austrian territory. Fighting ended on 3 November 1918. Italy and the
Allies had been victorious.
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