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Paul Painlevé, the new French Prime Minister

The former Prime Minister Ribot

The French Prime Minister, Alexandre Ribot, resigned September 12 following a summer of failures (most notably of the Nivelle Offensive), the mutinies of vast portions of the French army, the resignation of his cabinet following the dismissal of the Interior Minister, and other seeming-failures in foreign affairs & achieving peace. He has been replaced by Paul Painlevé.

The Eleventh Isonzo also ended September 12, with both sides too exhausted to continue fighting. Although the Italians did gain some ground, the Second Army is split across the Isonzo river, which is a seriously weak point in their line. Altogether, the Italians lost 158,000 men to the Austro-Hungarians’ 115,000.

On September 13, following a lull in the British attacks, the Germans transferred 2 infantry divisions, 25 artillery brigades, and 7 air units away from Passchendaele, expected a cessation of attacks.