Posted on 10/19/2013 6:48:56 AM PDT by NYer
My grandfather was a British Army vet of the Great War. He was, however, fighting over in the last days of the Ottoman Empire (not that fighting there was much more pleasant, mind you). I’ve yet to make it over to Europe.
Rest in peace. If the iceman they discovered from 5000 years ago has living relatives in the area, then these two are even more likely to.
“Entire battalions were also lost in the snow.”
The armies would trigger avalanches on each other; must have been terrifying. While the mountain fighting was pretty static, the Austrians generally performed well against the Italians.
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