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THE SECRET WAR ON THE ITALIAN FRONT IN WWI (1915 – 1918)
4.9 Overview of opposing forces on the low Isonzo valley. Made by the Gorizia Area Headquarters
in January 1916
attack must take place very violently and rapidly, to win enemy resistance as soon as possible,
before being supported by reinforcements .
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Once again, Ronge did not attribute any merit for the seize of Gorizia to the Italian Intelligence Service,
since, in his view, it would only have exploited several deserters. However, he recognised that “the
Russian front was attracting everyone’s attention at that time” , and later admitted the failure of the
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entire Austrian Intelligence Service.
70 Secretariat of the Chief of Staff, Letter no.470, 2 August 1916, AUSSME, Series E-2.
71 M.Ronge, Spionaggio, op. cit., p. 237.
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