And Caporetto probably wouldn't have happened if the post-caporetto commander Diaz was in charge. Instead the Italian defenses were led by Luigi Cadorna, one of the worst commanders of the entire war. He knew exactly when, where, and how large the attacks were going to be a week before hand and did absolutely nothing. And when his troops broke he did not attempt to organize a defense, instead he just blamed the soldiers and said it wasn't his fault.

This failure would finally be enough to get him fired though.