Military Stalemate 1915-17 Flashcards
What does military stalemate mean
When neither side can win the war
What did Salandra think
He thought that the war would be short and victorious but instead it was long and expensive
A problem in the stages of war : Italy was unprepared …
Italy’s best soldiers were in Libya. There was a shortages of arms, Gen.Cardona said that he only had 2 guns per batillon while Austria had 12
A problem in the stages of war : Conditions
Conditions were horrific and thousands of Italian soldiers died of frostbite + cholera
A problem in the stages of war : Majority of 5M conscripted men
Majority of the 5M conscripted men were pesents from the south - language barrier
A problem in the stages of war : Low rations
Italian conscripts had low rations (3000 calories a day)
Hoe many death sentence did Cardona pass based on indicipline and dessertation
4,000
How many soldiers were court matrialed
290K for desertation
How many Italian soldiers captured
600K
How many died due to hunger related illness
100K
How did those who survived feel
They had a strong feeling of abandonment and resented the goverment
