On June 23rd 1915, Italy began the First Battle of Isonzo by launching an offensive from northeast Italy across the border into Austria-Hungary.
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Italian conference to debate century of humanitarian crisis 1915-2015
The fate of millions of First World War refugees will be explored at a conference in Italy from November 4-6 as Europe again struggles with a humanitarian emergency.
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The fate of millions of First World War refugees is discussed at a conference in Italy from November 4-6 as Europe again struggles with a humanitarian emergency.
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Focus on Marmolada Grande Guerra: Italian museum remembering Alpine war
Centenary News profiles Marmolada Grande Guerra, a museum remembering Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops who fought in the ice and snow of the Dolomite Mountains.
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Centenary News countdown to First World War anniversaries in 2017
The penultimate year of the Great War unleashed events that would reshape the world in the 20th century.
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‘War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-18’
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain’s First World War Italian campaign, writes CN Editor Peter Alhadeff.
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‘War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-18’
An exhibition at the Estorick Collection in London offers a rare glimpse of Britain's First World War Italian campaign, writes CN Editor Peter Alhadeff.
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100 Years Ago – Italy defeated at Battle of Caporetto
The Central Powers launched an offensive against Italy on 24 October 1917, achieving a significant breathrough after more than two years of fighting on the Isonzo river.
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First World War Italian campaign photos discovered in Australia
Centenary News reader Vick Kristoff tells us about his discovery of hundreds of glass photographic negatives revealing scenes from the Italian front in the Great War.
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‘Hold High The Torch’ – CWGC global remembrance event, November 11
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission invites people to take part in a global remembrance event on Armistice Day, using digital technology to create ‘a wave of light from Sydney to London.’
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