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The Armistice of villa Giusti ended warfare between Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 on the Italian Front
Italian Campaign (World War I)

The Italian campaign refers to a series of battles fought between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Kingdom of Italy , along with their allies, in northern Italy between 1915 and 1918....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. The armistice
Armistice

An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, but may be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace....
 was signed on November 3 1918 in the Villa Giusti
Villa Giusti

Palazzo Giusti is a 16th century palace in Padova, Italy. It is of a Neoclassical architecture design, and is surrounded by the Giardino Giusti, a splendid Renaissance park climbing upon a hill....
 and was to take effect 24 hours later.

During the Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Vittorio Veneto

The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought between 24 October and 3 November 1918, near Vittorio Veneto, during the Italian Campaign of World War I....
 in October 1918, the troops Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 were defeated. From 28 October onwards, Austria-Hungary sought to negotiate a truce while the Italians hesitated, advancing in the meantime, reaching Trento
Trento

Trento is an Italy city located in the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol. It is the capital of the region and of the Autonomous Province of Trento....
, Udine
Udine

Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border....
, and landing in Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
.






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The Armistice of villa Giusti ended warfare between Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 on the Italian Front
Italian Campaign (World War I)

The Italian campaign refers to a series of battles fought between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Kingdom of Italy , along with their allies, in northern Italy between 1915 and 1918....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. The armistice
Armistice

An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, but may be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace....
 was signed on November 3 1918 in the Villa Giusti
Villa Giusti

Palazzo Giusti is a 16th century palace in Padova, Italy. It is of a Neoclassical architecture design, and is surrounded by the Giardino Giusti, a splendid Renaissance park climbing upon a hill....
 and was to take effect 24 hours later.

During the Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle of Vittorio Veneto

The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought between 24 October and 3 November 1918, near Vittorio Veneto, during the Italian Campaign of World War I....
 in October 1918, the troops Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
 were defeated. From 28 October onwards, Austria-Hungary sought to negotiate a truce while the Italians hesitated, advancing in the meantime, reaching Trento
Trento

Trento is an Italy city located in the Adige in Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol. It is the capital of the region and of the Autonomous Province of Trento....
, Udine
Udine

Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border....
, and landing in Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
. It took several days of diplomacy under controversial circumstances until the armistice was signed.

Due to a premature order of the Austro-Hungarian high command, many of the empire's forces stopped fighting on November 3, allowing Italian troops to advance unopposed into Tyrol
Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a States of Austria or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol....
 up to Innsbruck
Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the Capital of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn River Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck....
. The Kingdom of Italy was allowed to keep Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol after the war, as promised by the Allies in the 1915 London Pact
London Pact

London Pact , or more correctly, the Treaty of London, 1915, was a secret pact between Kingdom of Italy and Triple Entente, signed in London on 26 April 1915 by the Kingdom of Italy, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France and Russian Empire....
 in order to persuade the Italians to break the Triple Alliance
Triple Alliance (1882)

The Triple Alliance was a military alliance among German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Kingdom of Italy that lasted from 1882 until the start of World War I in 1914....
 and to join in against the Austrians.

Signatories

  • Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    : Pietro Badoglio
    Pietro Badoglio

    Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of el Sabotino , was an Italy soldier and politician. He was a member of the National Fascist Party and commanded his nation's troops under Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War; his efforts gained him the title Duke of Addis Abeba....
  • Austria-Hungary
    Austria-Hungary

    Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Kaiserlich und k?niglich Monarchy was a state in Central Europe ruled by the House of Habsburg, constitutionally a personal union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary....
    : Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau
    Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau

    Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau , General in the Austro-Hungarian army while World War I, military governor of Montenegro between 1916 and 1917 and head of the Austro-Hungarian armistice commission ...


See also


Bollettino della Vittoria
Bollettino della Vittoria

The Bollettino della Vittoria is the final address to the Army and the Nation issued by the Chief of Staff, General Armando Diaz, at the conclusion of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto ending World War I in Italy....
 address of General Diaz
Armando Diaz

Armando Diaz, 1st Duke of the Victory was an Italian people general and a Marshal of Italy.Born in Naples, Diaz began his military career as a student at the Military Academy of Turin, where he became an artillery officer ....
 to his troops and the nation after the Armistice of Villa Giusti

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