Battle of Vittorio Veneto

Battle of Vittorio Veneto

Battle of Vittorio Veneto Italian troops in Val d' Assa
Batalla de Vittorio Veneto y avances italianos hasta la entrada en vigor del armisticio (24/10/1918-4/11/1918).

Conmemoración en Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina de la marcha en Roma tras la victoria de la batatta de Vittorio Veneto, octubre de 1936.

Truppe austro-ungariche in ritirata durante la battaglia di Vittorio Veneto

Stamp of the Kingdom of Italy; 1921; commemorative stamp to the 3rd anniversary of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto which launched on the 24th October, 1918 and which ended with a defeat of an army of the axis powers and which gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations. (In this battle fought Italian military units on the side of the Entente against an army of the Axis Powers under the leadership of Austria-Hungary.); The stamp shows the so-called “Victory of Brescia” with a 4-lines inscription “VITTORIO VENETO / XXIV / OTTOBRE / MCMXVIII”.; postmarked Stamp: Michel: No. 144A; Yvert et Tellier: No. 113 Color: green to olive green Watermark: Italy No. 1 (crown) Nominal value: 5 Cent. (Centesimi) Postage validity: from 1 November 1921 until 31 December 1922date QS:P,+1921-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1921-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1922-12-31T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp picture size (printed area): 22.0 x 27.0 mm

Stamp of the Kingdom of Italy; 1921; commemorative stamp to the 3rd anniversary of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto which launched on the 24th October, 1918 and which ended with a defeat of an army of the axis powers and which gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations. (In this battle fought Italian military units on the side of the Entente against an army of the Axis Powers under the leadership of Austria-Hungary.); The stamp shows the so-called “Victory of Brescia” with a 4-lines inscription “VITTORIO VENETO / XXIV / OTTOBRE / MCMXVIII”.; postmarked Stamp: Michel No. 145A; Yvert et Tellier: No. 114 Color: red Watermark: Italy No. 1 (crown) Nominal value: 10 Cent. (Centesimi) Postage validity: from 1 November 1921 until 31 December 1922date QS:P,+1921-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1921-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1922-12-31T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp picture size (printed area): 22.0 x 27.0 mm

Stamp of the Kingdom of Italy; 1921; commemorative stamp to the 3rd anniversary of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto which launched on the 24th October, 1918 and which ended with a defeat of an army of the axis powers and which gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations. (In this battle fought Italian military units on the side of the Entente against an army of the Axis Powers under the leadership of Austria-Hungary.); The stamp shows the so-called “Victory of Brescia” with a 4-lines inscription “VITTORIO VENETO / XXIV / OTTOBRE / MCMXVIII”.; postmarked Stamp: Michel: No. 146A; Yvert et Tellier: No. 115 Color: blue grey to slate blue grey Watermark: Italy No. 1 (crown) Nominal value: 15 Cent. (Centesimi) Postage validity: from 1 November 1921 until 31 December 1922date QS:P,+1921-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1921-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1922-12-31T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp picture size (printed area): 22.0 x 27.0 mm

Stamp of the Kingdom of Italy; 1921; commemorative stamp to the 3rd anniversary of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto which launched on the 24th October, 1918 and which ended with a defeat of an army of the axis powers and which gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations. (In this battle fought Italian military units on the side of the Entente against an army of the Axis Powers under the leadership of Austria-Hungary.); The stamp shows the so-called “Victory of Brescia” with a 4-lines inscription “VITTORIO VENETO / XXIV / OTTOBRE / MCMXVIII”.; postmarked Stamp: Michel: No. 147A; Yvert et Tellier IT 116 Color: light ultramarine to azure blue (to light violet) Watermark: Italy No. 1 (crown) Nominal value: 25 Cent. (Centesimi) Postage validity: from 1 November 1921 until 31 December 1022date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1921-11-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1022-12-31T00:00:00Z/11 Stamp picture size (printed area): 22.0 x 27.0 mm

Italian Army - World War I - Italian bridge during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto 1918

Italian Army - World War I - Italian pontoon bridge during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto 1918

Truppe italiane entrano a Trento il 3 novembre 1918, al termine della Prima guerra mondiale

Postage stamp, Republic of Italy, 1921: The Battle of Vittorio Veneto (1918).

Sbarco delle truppe italiane a Trieste il 3 novembre 1918

Headquarters Company crossing at Grave di Papadopoli on the afternoon of October 31, 1918. Courtesy National Archives.

Entry gate to the castle in Gorizia with the crowned double-headed eagle and the inscription ‘Venne il di nostro 4 november 1918’

Italian cavalry in Trento, november 3, 1918 (World War I)

British and Italian convoys passing abandoned Austro-Hungarian artillery on the Val d'Assa mountain road. This pass was entered by the 143rd Infantry Brigade, 48th Division, at 10am, 2nd November.

British and Italian Intelligence Officers examining captured Austro-Hungarian documents, November 1918

World War 1 - Italian Army: Battle of Vittorio Veneto - The 14th Cavalleggeri di Alessandria Cavalry Regiment has reached Trento (November 1918)
Historical Overview
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought from 24 October to 4 November 1918 near Vittorio Veneto on the Italian Front during World War I. After having defeated Austro-Hungarian troops during the Second Battle of the Piave River and recognizing the dire internal situation of Austria-Hungary caused by the course of the war and the blockade of the Adriatic at sea, the Royal Italian Army launched a major offensive: the Italian victory marked the end of the war on the Italian Front and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, contributing to the end of the First World War just one week later. The battle led to the capture of over 5,000 artillery pieces and 448,000 Austro-Hungarian troops, including Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Slovenes, Croatians, Poles, Romanians, Ukrainians, and also a small number of Austro-Hungarian Italians.
Quick Facts
Kingdom of Italy
- Commander: Armando Diaz
- Strength: 1100000
- Casualties: ca. 38.000
Austria-Hungary
- Commander: Svetozar Boroević
- Strength: 900000
- Casualties: ca. 500.000 (Gef.)
Strategic Context
Allied major offensive to end the war in the South.
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