Battle of Vittorio Veneto - Aftermath

Aftermath

The battle marked the end of the First World War on the Italian front and secured the end of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Already on 24 October the Hungarian government had called its troops to return without delay, as the war was lost. As mentioned above, on 31 October Hungary officially left the personal union with Austria. Other parts of the empire had declared independence some days earlier, notably what later became Yugoslavia. The surrender of their primary ally was another major factor in the German Empire's decision that they could no longer continue the war. On 30 October the Wilhelmshaven mutiny erupted, shortly afterwards the German Revolution of 1918–1919 started to spread from Kiel. In early November, the Germans requested an armistice.