Picture No | 10822913 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Austrian troops swept away in avalanche by Matania, WW1 |
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Italian troops entrenched on a crest in the High Alps watch as Austrian soldiers are swept away by an avalanche due to the gradual melting of snow. Both sides suffered losses due to avalanches during the Alpine campaign.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 27 May 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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