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For the Italians, the providential man that would salvage the situation was named Armando Diaz. This guy was is criminally underrated, he was the anti-Cadorna
>Decentralizes the chain of command and relies on junior officers who have been promoted and have a better understanding of new methods of warfare (he himself was 11 years younger than Cadorna and has a direct experience of trench warfare)
>Improves the training of Italian infantry
>Promotes the provision of more modern weaponry (submachine guns, flamethrowers, hand grenades)
>Supports the design of the first Italian tanks, the Fiat 2000 and 3000 (however, they will arrive too late to participate in the final victory)
>Strengthens the air force, enabling it to gain air superiority
>Improves artillery training and doctrine
>Reorganizes and strengthens the elite Arditi Corps
>Improves morale by abandoning decimations, increasing pay, and extending the duration and frequency of leave
>Knows the importance for the army to maintain good relations with the political authorities and acts accordingly
He managed to stop the Austro-Hungarian advance in the battles of Monte Grappa, led the Italian forces to a major victory at the Second Battle of the Piave River and a few months later, he achieved a decisive victory in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, which ended the war on the Italian Front. General Diaz is celebrated today as one of the greatest generals of the war