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Destroyed Bridge in the Carpathian Mountains

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers standing by a downed railroad bridge in the Carpathian Mountains. The bridge was blown up by the retreating Russians in the vicinity of t...
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Destroyed Bridge in the Carpathian Mountains

Date: 1915
Description: View of groups of Austrian soldiers, some standing at the base, some standing on an undamaged section, of a bridge destroyed by the Russians near the Dukla...
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Austrian Soldiers on Walkway on Side of Cliff

Date: 1915
Description: View looking up at Austrian soldiers standing on a wooden walkway with a metal railing attached to the side of a cliff above a lake in South Tyrol.
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Building a Walkway on the Side of a Mountain

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards Austrian soldiers working on the walkway along the side of a mountain close to the front in South Tyrol. Two men are in a boat at...
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Walkway Along a Mountain

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards Austrian soldiers building a walkway along the side of a mountain above a lake in South Tyrol. There is also a dog on the walkway...
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Austrian Staff Car in South Tyrol

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Description: Austrian military vehicles on the road near Folgaria and Lavarone in South Tyrol, Italy.
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Soldiers Awaiting Orders to Fire Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian artillerymen taking a break from the battle at a firing position on the southwestern battlefront in Tyrol. Some of the men are smoking. The troops...
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Soldiers in Front of Bunkers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers post in front of the bunkers on the Italian front in the battle zone around Lavarone in South Tyrol. These are camouflaged artillery posi...
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Reconnaissance Patrol

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian reconnaissance patrol against Italian troops on the southwest battlefront in South Tyrol.
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Reconnaissance Patrol

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian reconnaissance patrol against Italian troops on the southwest battlefront in South Tyrol.
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Austrian Supply Column

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian troops and supply wagons resting in the vicinity of the Uzsok Pass.
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Resting Troops Near Uzsok Pass

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Description: Austrian troops resting in the vicinity of Uzsok Pass.
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Russian Village on Fire

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Description: The ruins of a totally destroyed Russian village.
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Emergency Bridge

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Description: Emergency bridge over the Pruth (River) near Sanda Gora.
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In Bukowina On Patrol

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Description: Austrian soldiers on patrol in Bukowina.
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420 mm Mortar Pit Filled with Water

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Description: Pit that formerly held a firing position for a 420 mm mortar. The pit was later filled with water so that spies would not be able to photograph and locate ...
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Firing Line

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Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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Major General Ignatz Verdross

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Description: Major General Ignatz Verdross, leaning on an unexploded Italian shell, is surrounded by his officers on the southern battlefront.
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Cable Car System

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Description: Cable car system for bringing up supplies and munitions on the battlefront in Tirol.
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The Highest Battlefield in Europe

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Description: Austrian Alpine soldiers passing through barbed wire entanglements on the highest battlefield in Europe — 3400 meters.

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