Even worst,if you start from nothing you still could raise unit in one decade.But surely "not ready ATM" units can be brought up to stuff inside months, a year or two (if very undermanned) at best?
Several decades implies raising units from scratch ...
Must feel really sad for Italians bleeding so much a century ago so that they could complete the task of gathering Italia irredenta!
As I never tire of pointing out, a military with 500 machine guns for 30-35 Divisions and deciding to enter the war ordered this:they brought that onto themselves:
Like in old joke - why italian army exist?As I never tire of pointing out, a military with 500 machine guns for 30-35 Divisions and deciding to enter the war ordered this:
If the X.1914 order for the lead vessel is somewhat explicable, the orders from III. and VI.1915 are outright criminal.
To be fair he had a stiff competition in Conrad von Hotzendorf. Josip Broz would probably never become Tito if not for his moronic Carpathian offensives, at least Enver Pasha had the brains not to repeat the folly of winter offensive in the mountains. And Gorica would likely would likely not have been lost if the front was not weakened for his ill-conceived Strafexpedition.I don't. First, I would have liked them to have bled even more for even less gain. Second, they brought that onto themselves:
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This week we’re going to break from our normal fare and take a bit of a lark. I thought I ought to substantiate the nearly endless shade towards Luigi Cadorna, Italian Army Chief of Staff fro…acoup.blog
To be fair he had a stiff competition in Conrad von Hotzendorf. Josip Broz would probably never become Tito if not for his moronic Carpathian offensives, at least Enver Pasha had the brains not to repeat the folly of winter offensive in the mountains. And Gorica would likely would likely not have been lost if the front was not weakened for his ill-conceived Strafexpedition.
Had the Strafexpedition been carried out to its conclusion, i.e. reaching the sea, then losing Gorica, Trst, Pola etc. would not had mattered. The 2nd and 3rd Italian Armies would have to surrender, thus depriving Italy of an army until the 800k prisoners are released after the war. Think "Sickle Cut, 1916 AD Edition" = or MegaUberCaporettoGorica would likely would likely not have been lost if the front was not weakened for his ill-conceived Strafexpedition.
But it couldn't be, logistics couldn't support such advance and Italians had advantage of interior supply lines to shuffle the troops to close the gap and supply them adequately, while Austrians struggled to bring fourth artillery, which they couldn't supply sufficiently to support the infantry. The Asiago could be tactical operation, but seeking operational breakthrough invited a failure. The worst part is that some units for this offensive were pulled from Russian front, which bit them in the ass when Brusilov launched his offensive.Had the Strafexpedition been carried out to its conclusion
RzhevWhich extremely massive and intense battles other than Stalingrad can be compared to Verdun?
Rzhev
(that really rolls off the tongue, even for Slavs)
The fighting there was not as concentrated as in Stalingrad and Ržev meatgrinder, it was instead series of spaced out campaigns, plus lot of people dying of starvation.
That was nearly as large scale or as fiercely fought.
No, that was an encirclement operation over wast area.
I don't. First, I would have liked them to have bled even more for even less gain. Second, they brought that onto themselves:
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This week we’re going to break from our normal fare and take a bit of a lark. I thought I ought to substantiate the nearly endless shade towards Luigi Cadorna, Italian Army Chief of Staff fro…acoup.blog
What do you think about Boroevic and Armando Diaz?
From what I know of them, both very much earned their reputation.