Avoid the Italian Mutilated Victory

Your own map disagrees.

The map is showing where the frontlines are by November 4th not when the towns where taken

Italian Wikipedia says it was occupied on the 4th.

I was wrong it was the 3rd not the 1st but
Italian Wikipedia says: said:
La 7ª Armata del generale Tassoni aveva dato inizio dal giorno precedente alla sua campagna di alta montagna: il III gruppo alpini superò il Passo dello Stelvio e discese su Trafoi, mentre altri reparti alpini valicavano il Passo di Gavia e il Passo del Tonale e raggiungevano Peio e Fucine; dall'Adamello le truppe italiane marciarono su Pinzolo, con obiettivo finale Merano e Bolzano. Lungo la valle del Sarca, la 4ª Divisione raggiunse Tione e proseguì verso Trento; senza incontrare molta resistenza, la brigata Pavia spinse le sue avanguardie fino ad Arco, a monte di Riva del Garda[133]. Nel pomeriggio del 3 novembre le truppe della 1ª Armata raggiunsero Trento: i primi reparti a entrare nella città furono alle 15:15 i cavalleggeri del reggimento cavalleria "Alessandria", gli arditi del XXIV reparto d'assalto, gli alpini del IV gruppo; più tardi arrivarono anche le truppe della brigata Pistoia. L'avanzata finale non aveva incontrato opposizione: la 10ª Armata austro-ungarica era in rotta, mentre il generale Martini von Malastòw, comandante di un corpo d'armata dell'11ª Armata, cercò inutilmente di intavolare trattative; i soldati italiani ricevettero un'accoglienza entusiasta da parte della popolazione[134].
Translated(with google): General Tassoni's 7th Army had started the day before his high mountain campaign: the Alpine Group III passed the Stelvio Pass and descended on Trafoi, while other Alpine units crossed the Passo di Gavia and the Passo del Tonale and reached Peio and Fucine; from the Adamello the Italian troops marched on Pinzolo, with final goal Merano and Bolzano. Along the Sarca valley, the 4th Division reached Tione and continued towards Trento; without encountering much resistance, the Pavia brigade pushed its avant-gardes as far as Arco, upstream of Riva del Garda [133]. In the afternoon of 3 November the troops of the 1st Army reached Trento: the first units to enter the city were at 3.15 pm the cavalrymen of the "Alessandria" cavalry regiment, the bold of the XXIV assault department, the Alpini of the IV group; later the troops of the Pistoia brigade also arrived. The final advance had not met with opposition: the 10th Austro-Hungarian Army was in rout, while General Martini von Malastòw, commander of an army corps of the 11th Army, tried in vain to start negotiations; Italian soldiers received an enthusiastic welcome from the population [134].


Triest was occupied without opposition on the 4th.
Italian Wikipedia Says: said:
Fin dal 30 ottobre era insorta la città di Trieste: la popolazione aveva proclamato il suo legame con l'Italia ed era stato costituito un comitato di salute pubblica che aveva dichiarato "la decadenza dell'Austria dal possesso delle terre italiane adriatiche". Alle 19:30 l'Impero austro-ungarico aveva riconosciuto le decisioni del comitato e il giorno seguente i rappresentanti asburgici e i 3 000 soldati di guarnigione avevano abbandonato la città. Le truppe italiane che giunsero in città il 3 novembre non incontrarono quindi alcuna resistenza nemica: al comando del generale Carlo Petitti di Roreto, i reparti della brigata Arezzo e della II brigata bersaglieri, trasportati su navi scortate da sette cacciatorpediniere, sbarcarono alle ore 16:20 dopo l'attracco al molo San Carlo accolte festosamente dalla popolazione italiana
Translated(with google): As of October 30, the city of Trieste had arisen: the population had proclaimed its link with Italy and a public health committee had been established which had declared "the decadence of Austria from the possession of the Italian Adriatic lands". At 7.30pm the Austro-Hungarian Empire had recognized the committee's decisions and the following day the Hapsburg representatives and the 3,000 garrison soldiers had left the city. The Italian troops who arrived in the city on November 3 did not meet any enemy resistance: under the command of General Carlo Petitti of Roreto, the wards of the Arezzo brigade and the Bersaglieri brigade, transported on ships escorted by seven destroyers, landed at 4 pm: 20 after the docking at the San Carlo wharf welcomed by the Italian population

3rd not 4th
 
The map is showing where the frontlines are by November
Well yeah, unless the Italian army was airdropping regiments behind Austrian lines the point is the same.

(the rest)
English wiki needs to be updated on the Triest matter ...

Anyways, if we're accepting this wiki page then, Trentino fell five minutes before the armistice was signed and Triest about an hour afterwards. So you would appear to be right by an inch.
 
Personally, I would agree that Italy didn't perform overly well, but I contest that it did poorly - it still tied up a lot of Austrian troops, fighting over a border that was designed to be, for the most part, extremely unfavorable; and up until Caporetto, it did so (stubbornly) alone.
That it consistently failed to have or make any friends is true too, but let's be honest, nobody cared for Italy either - UK & France consistently propped up Greece & Serbia to counterbalance and strived to treat her as a Middle Power. And that's why a post-Nov 1918 POD, as implied by the OP, is almost impossible.

If Italy can make friends (hard), actually employ her Navy (not easy - the Army had a better political influence and pushed to keep it on the sidelines - perhaps no Gallipoli makes people less wary of Naval maneuvers?), does better on the battlefield (many possibilities for that), the Treaty of London is not leaked by the Soviets (something that harmed a lot its diplomatic prospects) or even A-H does not implode (so it will just be seen as a good victory).
 
The Italian Navy had naval supremacy for long stretches of the war, yet did nothing with it. Italy wanted Dalmatia, yet made no attack upon the coast or islands. The only adaptation to modern warfare by the Army was to call upon the Arditi, a modern Forlorn Hope style unit. The Army's major victory of the war came as the Austro-Hungarians turned upon one another.

The Italian Army needed to consider innovative strategies and tactics, rather than shed their young men's blood upon the Isonzo line. They had just completed a war using amphibious landings in Lybia and the Aegean. Why not try a landing on the coast? Spread out the enemy troops. At least use your advantages against the enemies weaknesses.

The reason nobody was so idiot or suicidal to do that, is the fact that the Adriatic is a very shallow sea* (limiting ship manouvrability)with the coast, except in very few point, mountainous enough that at max you can lauch some raid and the ports are heavily defended by artillery and mines...all that in a period when sea landing has not really perfected and frankly the Gallipoli experience had left everyone with serious doubt about this

* it's a popular saying that you can walk from Rimini to the Croatian coast in moment of low sea and that was the reason the MAS were developed specifically for the Adriatic warfare
 
Is there anything keeping Italy from simply invading Yugoslavia for the territoris right after the treaties are signed?

Anyway, the easiest way for Italy to get the full package that was promised is to screw over Serbia even more than it already was during the war, maybe longer fighting instead of a retreat that ends up destroying even more of its male population, economy and infrastructure. At the end Serbia is left as a barely functioning state unable to enforce its claims on Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia, leaving Italy as the natural victor in the whole region.
 
Is there anything keeping Italy from simply invading Yugoslavia for the territoris right after the treaties are signed?

Anyway, the easiest way for Italy to get the full package that was promised is to screw over Serbia even more than it already was during the war, maybe longer fighting instead of a retreat that ends up destroying even more of its male population, economy and infrastructure. At the end Serbia is left as a barely functioning state unable to enforce its claims on Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia, leaving Italy as the natural victor in the whole region.
To be fair, the Serbs got even more land then they were initially asking for when the State of Croats, Slovenes, and Serbs asked to unite with Serbia, though I don't know how much of the populace was actually in favor of it. Do you think the Entente still help the Serbians screw and swallow up Montenegro, despite that kingdom having been on the side of the Entente?
 
Is there anything keeping Italy from simply invading Yugoslavia for the territoris right after the treaties are signed?

Economy in shamble, generally being tired of the war and the soldiers had enough of it, trouble at home with the socialist and the fact that the american hold the italian economy hostage.
The only way is if the anti-italian riots in Split/Spalato of 1919 go much worse and the serbs military actively help the insurgent, so the italian goverment go ahead with the proposed plan to invade Dalmatia to protect the italian minority and support the occupation force there.

To be fair, the Serbs got even more land then they were initially asking for when the State of Croats, Slovenes, and Serbs asked to unite with Serbia, though I don't know how much of the populace was actually in favor of it. Do you think the Entente still help the Serbians screw and swallow up Montenegro, despite that kingdom having been on the side of the Entente?

In this period the Jugoslavian idea was extremely and truly popular and the Croats and Slovene (and Montenegro) feared greatly italian dominance...ironically they just signed to become part of MegaSerbia with even less autonomy.
 
Have Serbian military be totally gutted in the war, preventing any possible Serbian expansions post-war. Then, Italy could, if it had the courage, seize all of Dalmatia.
 
To be fair, the Serbs got even more land then they were initially asking for when the State of Croats, Slovenes, and Serbs asked to unite with Serbia, though I don't know how much of the populace was actually in favor of it. Do you think the Entente still help the Serbians screw and swallow up Montenegro, despite that kingdom having been on the side of the Entente?

As @lukedalton said, they got on board to be protected from Italy. The Yugoslavian idea was more of an ideal before, and was specifically resurrected for mutual defense.

Exhaustion. Italy was in no shape or mood to do so.

The Vlore War was an imperialist effort, a War 'to protect our oppressed brethren in Dalmatia' would have a totally different level of support.
 

SwampTiger

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Italy switching sides earlier to assist Serbia may be the best POD. It gains an valuable ally, keeps Serbia in the war and proves itself to Britain and France. The downsides are Italy is woefully unprepared, still involved in Lybia and will need assistance quickly.
 
Italy switching sides earlier to assist Serbia may be the best POD. It gains an valuable ally, keeps Serbia in the war and proves itself to Britain and France. The downsides are Italy is woefully unprepared, still involved in Lybia and will need assistance quickly.

It's the kind of thing that is only apparent with hindsight, though. Under the expectations of a surviving A-H, which is the scenario until extremely late into the war, they'd rather hope Serbia doesn't gain an inch while Italy gets some gains.
 
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