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The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo also known as the '''Battle of Gorizia''' was a decisive Italian victory along the Isonzo River during World War I . Franz Graf Conrad Von Hötzendorf had reduced the Austro-Hungarian forces along the Isonzo front to reinforce his Trentino Offensive . Italian Chief-of-Staff Luigi Cadorna made good use of railroads to quickly shift troops from the Trentino back to the Isonzo line for an offensive against the weakened Austro-Hungarian defenses. On August 6 the offensive was launched against Gorizia . On August 8 , Gorizia fell to Cadorna and a bridgehead was finally established across the Isonzo River . The Austro-Hungarians shifted troops to the Gorizia sector to prevent a breakthrough and content with having established the bridgehead, Cadorna ended the offensive on August 17 . The attack on Gorizia was the most successful Italian offensive along the Isonzo lines and greatly boosted Italian morale. In the wake of the battle Italy finally declared war against Germany , on August 28 . REFERENCES
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