Battle of Kobarid
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The Battle of Kobarid, better known as the Battle of Caporetto (1917), was a major World War I offensive on the Italian Front in which Austro-Hungarian and German forces broke through Italian lines, causing a devastating Italian retreat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kobarid canonical | 2 |
| Soča Front | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6471491 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kobarid Context triple: [Battle of Caporetto, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Kobarid]
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Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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Battle of Mišar
The Battle of Mišar was a key 1806 clash during the First Serbian Uprising in which Serbian revolutionary forces decisively defeated an Ottoman army, strengthening the rebellion’s position.
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C.
Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans fought Axis forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming one of the largest and most famous partisan operations in occupied Europe.
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Battle of Sisak
The Battle of Sisak was a 1593 clash between Habsburg-Croatian forces and the Ottoman Empire near Sisak (in present-day Croatia), often seen as a key Christian victory that halted Ottoman expansion in the region.
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Battle of Kolubara
The Battle of Kolubara was a major World War I engagement in late 1914 in which Serbian forces achieved a decisive victory over Austro-Hungarian troops, temporarily driving them out of Serbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kobarid Target entity description: The Battle of Kobarid, better known as the Battle of Caporetto (1917), was a major World War I offensive on the Italian Front in which Austro-Hungarian and German forces broke through Italian lines, causing a devastating Italian retreat.
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A.
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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B.
Battle of Mišar
The Battle of Mišar was a key 1806 clash during the First Serbian Uprising in which Serbian revolutionary forces decisively defeated an Ottoman army, strengthening the rebellion’s position.
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C.
Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans fought Axis forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming one of the largest and most famous partisan operations in occupied Europe.
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D.
Battle of Sisak
The Battle of Sisak was a 1593 clash between Habsburg-Croatian forces and the Ottoman Empire near Sisak (in present-day Croatia), often seen as a key Christian victory that halted Ottoman expansion in the region.
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E.
Battle of Kolubara
The Battle of Kolubara was a major World War I engagement in late 1914 in which Serbian forces achieved a decisive victory over Austro-Hungarian troops, temporarily driving them out of Serbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battaglia di Caporetto
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linked to:
Battle of Caporetto
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| belligerent |
Austria-Hungary
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linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| cause |
Central Powers offensive on Italian Front
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linked to:
World War I on the Italian Front
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| commander |
Armando Diaz
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Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen ⓘ Luigi Cadorna ⓘ Otto von Below ⓘ Svetozar Boroević ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence |
Allied military mission sent to Italy
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Italian retreat to the Piave River ⓘ collapse of Italian Second Army front ⓘ heavy Italian casualties and prisoners ⓘ replacement of Luigi Cadorna by Armando Diaz ⓘ strengthening of Italian defensive line on the Piave ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria-Hungary
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linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1917-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1917-10-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Piave River ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Caporetto
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Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| location |
Caporetto area, Kingdom of Italy (at the time)
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linked to:
Italian Front
Soča (Isonzo) River sector ⓘ
linked to:
Isonzo River
near Kobarid, present-day Slovenia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Kobarid ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale Italian surrender and capture
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rapid Central Powers breakthrough ⓘ |
| opponent |
Austro-Hungarian Army
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German Army ⓘ Italian Army ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
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| partOf |
Italian Front of World War I
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linked to:
Italian Front
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| precededBy | Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo ⓘ |
| result |
Central Powers victory
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decisive defeat of Italy ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breakthrough of Italian lines on the Isonzo
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relieve pressure on Austro-Hungarian forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
Alpine theatre of World War I
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linked to:
World War I on the Italian Front
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| usedTactic |
infiltration tactics
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stormtrooper tactics ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery barrage
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poison gas ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kobarid Description of subject: The Battle of Kobarid, better known as the Battle of Caporetto (1917), was a major World War I offensive on the Italian Front in which Austro-Hungarian and German forces broke through Italian lines, causing a devastating Italian retreat.
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linked to: Battle of Kobarid