The 4th Army ( Italian : 4ª Armata ) was a World War I and World War II field army of the Royal Italian Army .
9-664: During World War I, the 4th Army was positioned between the Asiago plateau and the Carnic Alps . During the Caporetto disaster , it had to withdraw to the Mount Grappa massif, where it won the defensive battle of Mount Grappa . It then participated in the successful Battle of the Piave River (June 1918) and Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October–November 1918). Its commanders were : At
18-758: A German dialect . Asiago is the birthplace of author Mario Rigoni Stern , and features prominently in his stories. It is also described in Emilio Lussu 's A Year on the Altopiano . The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) was a counter-offensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front in May 1916, during World War I . It was an unexpected attack that occurred near Asiago (now in northeast Italy, then on
27-631: A minor township (population roughly 6,500) with the title of city [1] in the surrounding plateau region (the Altopiano di Asiago or Altopiano dei Sette Comuni , Asiago plateau ) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy . It is near the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regions in the foothills of the Alps , approximately equidistant (60 km) from Trento to
36-577: A professional inline hockey team. The team plays in the highest Italian inline league. Since 1970 the "Circolo Filatelico Numismatico Sette Comuni Asiago" (Numismatic and Philatelic Chapter of the Seven Asiago Communities) has been awarding the prize for the best designed postage stamp of the year. Awards are also given for stamps with the best designs promoting tourism and for raising awareness of environmental issues. Recent winners: Ex comuni Asiago Hockey AS Asiago Hockey 1935
45-621: The Italian side of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary). Commemorating this battle and the fallen soldiers of World War I is the Asiago War Memorial , a monument and museum that is a popular site for visitors to the area. In a later engagement in 1918, Edward Brittain , brother of Vera Brittain , was killed and was buried in the Granezza British military cemetery on
54-640: The beginning of World War II, the 4th Army was one of three armies that made up Army Group West commanded by Prince General Umberto di Savoia . Together with the Italian First Army and the Italian Seventh Army (kept in reserve), the 4th Army attacked French forces during the Italian invasion of France . After the Franco-Italian Armistice , the 4th Army occupied a small zone of France, which
63-468: The plateau. In 1970 Vera's ashes were scattered on his grave. The Barenthal, Boscon, Granezza, Magnaboschi and Cavalletto Military Cemeteries at Asiago were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1920. The city is home to HC Asiago , a professional ice hockey team currently playing in the international Alps Hockey League as well as in the Italian top tier Serie A. The Asiago Vipers , based in Asiago, are
72-609: The west and Vicenza to the south. The Asiago region is the origin of Asiago cheese . The town was the site of a major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I . It is a major ski resort destination, and the site of the Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago , operated by the University of Padua . Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asiago spoke Cimbrian ,
81-656: Was enlarged in November 1942, when during Case Anton the Italians occupied all of southeastern France and Corsica . After the Armistice of Cassibile in September 1943, the 4th Army surrendered to the Germans. Its commanders were : Asiago Asiago ( Italian: [aˈzjaːɡo] ; Venetian : Axiago , Cimbrian : Slege , German : Schlägen [ˈʃlɛːɡn̩] ) is
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