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Sunday Military Church Service in South Tyrol

Date: 1914
Description: Sunday mass for Austrian soldiers, members of a "Tiroler Standschützen" unit, in South Tyrol during World War I.
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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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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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Austrian Lookout on the Cliff

Date: 1915
Description: View looking down at an Austrian fortress officer lying in the grass at the crest of a ridge line, using it as an observation post while looking for the en...
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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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Artillery Explosion on the Russian Front

Date: 1914
Description: Impact of an Austrian 305mm mortar shell in a Russian position. Taken with a telephoto lens.
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Hotel Lavarone

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Hotel Lavarone in the town of Lavarone, South Tyrol.
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View of Lavarone

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Description: View of town of Lavarone in the southwest battlefront.
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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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Wounded Soldier in the Mountains

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Description: German medics aiding a wounded soldier in the Carpathian mountains.
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Sledge to Transport Wounded

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Description: German soldiers using sledges to transport Austrian wounded to a first aid station.
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Austrian Wounded

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Description: German soldiers using horse-drawn sleighs to transport Austrian wounded to a first aid station.
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Sledge to Transport Wounded

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Description: German medics using a sledge to transport Austrian wounded to a first aid station.
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Transporting of Wounded

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Description: Transporting wounded soldiers in the Carpathians.
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Transportation of Wounded

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Description: Transporting wounded soldiers in the Carpathians.
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Trudging Through the Snow

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Description: Austrian soldiers on patrol in the snow-covered forests of the Carpathians.
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Artillery in the Mountains

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Description: Elevated view of a German artillery column in the Carpathian Mountains. Buildings are in the background.
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Cattle Intended for Slaughter

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Description: Cattle intended for slaughter being moved over the Dukla Pass towards the front.

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