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Isonzo

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Isonzo

River in Slovenia and Italy, which rises in the Julian Alps, and flows on a winding course south past Gorizia to the Adriatic; length 134 km/83 mi. It is deep and rapid, and has a rich alluvial plain.

The Italian king Odoacer was defeated on its banks by Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, in 493. In World War I Isonzo was the front between the Austrian and Italian armies and the scene of heavy fighting in 1915–16 at Gorizia, Monte San Michele, and Caporetto.



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On October 24th, 1917, the Central Powers, having reinforced the Italian Front with a further six German divisions, launched a strong offensive across the upper Isonzo river in northern Italy.
One of the most notable is Miracle at Verdun (1931) by Austrian writer Hans Chlumberg, who fought in Italy, including the last battle of the Isonzo.
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