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Artillery Crew at High Altitude

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Description: Artillery men in the land of eternal ice in the South Tirol Alps.
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Officers of Austrian Position in the High Mountains

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Description: The commander of a fort on the Tirolian front at an elevation of 3500 meters surrounded by his officers. 1. Major Hyza; 2. Lieutenant Joseph Aldon; 3. Lieu...
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Guarding a Glacier Fort

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Description: Guard in front of a fortified position on the glacier at an elevation of over 3500 meters.
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Ski Patrol in a Glacier Fort

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Description: The highest battlefield in Europe — 3500 meters on the Tirolian border. A ski patrol must dress like polar explorers to protect themselves against the bit...
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Awaiting Further Orders

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Description: Brave Tiroler Standschützen returning after the destruction of the Cabana Cedek, located on the Italian side of the border, awaiting further orders.
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Glacier Fort

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Description: In front of a fortification on our highest battlefield.
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Machine Gun in the Alps

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Description: A soldier on the Ortler (Mount Ortles) carrying a machinegun base and legs on his back.
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Photographer on Skis

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Description: Our war photographer photographing his competitor. Frankl photographing another photographer taking a photograph of a soldier with skis.
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Resting in front of the Hut

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Description: Soldiers at rest in a fortified position on a mountain top.
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Food Containers

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Description: Transporting food containers at an elevation of 3500 meters.
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Traversing a Glacier

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Description: Traversing a glacier in the area of Monte Cevedale.
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Dog Carts in Tirol

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Description: Dog carts on the glacier terrain on the Tirolian battlefront.
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Artillery Battery Telephone

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Description: Artillery battery telephone in a Serbian trench line that had been captured by the Austrians.
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Forward Observer During a Snowstorm

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Description: Dutiful artillery forward observer, in a snowstorm in an ice cavern on a glacier, at an elevation of 3600 meters, overlooking Italian territory.
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Forward Observer During a Snowstorm

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Description: Dutiful artillery forward observer, in a snowstorm in an ice cavern on a glacier, at an elevation of 3600 meters, overlooking Italian territory.
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Provisioning Firewood

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Description: Provisioning our highest battlefield with firewood.
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Troops Resupplying Lumber

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Description: Troops carrying lumber, in a fog, to our high altitude fighting positions on the glacier.
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Munitions Column in the High Alps

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Description: Elevation of 3600 meters. Munitions column, on pack mules, on the way to a fortified position on the glaciers.
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Road Repair on Mount Lovcen

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Description: Repair work on Mount Lovcen to repair war damage caused by the Montenegrans. Soldiers drilling into rock on the side of the mountains.
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Troops in Montenegro

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Description: Our troops marching between Rijeka (Rijeka Crnojevića) and Virpazar in Montenegro.

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