 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna August 1917, chikwata chake chakabatanidzwa muhondo yeGomo reCosna, chinangwa chakasimba pamuganhu pakati peHungary neRomania, iyo yavakakunda mushure memavhiki maviri ehondo yakaoma. Battalion yeGomo yakabva yagoverwa kunzvimbo yeIsonzo, munzvimbo ine makomo muItaly. Kurwisa, kunozivikanwa seHondo yeCaporetto, kwakatanga musi wa 24 October 1917. Bhatani raRommel, raiumbwa nemapoka matatu evapfuri uye rimwe boka revapfuri, raiva chikamu chekuedza kutora nzvimbo dzevavengi pamakomo matatu: Kolovrat, Matajur, uye Stol. Mumazuva maviri nehafu, kubva musi wa25 kusvika musi wa27 Gumiguru, Rommel nevarume vake 150 vakatora pfuti 81 nevarume 9 000 kusanganisira vakuru vakuru 150 vakarasikirwa nevashanu vakafa uye makumi matatu vakakuvara. Rommel akawana budiriro iyi inoshamisa nokutora mukana wenzvimbo kuti apoterere mauto eItaly, kurwisa achibva kunzvimbo dzaisatarisirwa kana kuti kumashure kwemitsetse yomuvengi, uye kutora danho rokurwisa apo akanga ane mirairo inopesana. Pane imwe nhambo, mauto eItaly, akashamiswa uye achidavira kuti mitsetse yawo yakanga yaparara, akazvipa pashure pokurwisana kupfupi. Muhondo iyi, Rommel akabatsira kupayona nzira dzokupinda nadzo, rudzi rutsva rwehondo yokurovedza iyo yakanga ichangobva kugamuchirwa nemauto eGermany, uye gare gare nemauto okune dzimwe nyika, uye inorondedzerwa navamwe seBlitzkrieg isina matangi. Iye haana kuita basa mukutanga kugamuchirwa kweBlitzkrieg muHondo yeNyika II kunyange zvakadaro. Achishanda somurindi wepamberi mukubatwa kweLongarone musi wa9 Mbudzi, Rommel zvakare akasarudza kurwisa nesimba duku zvikuru. Vachifunga kuti vakanga vakombwa neboka rose reGermany, 1st Italian Infantry Division - varume 10 000 - yakazvipira kuna Rommel. Nokuda kweizvi uye zviito zvake paMatajur, akagamuchira hurongwa hwePour le Mérite. 