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Soldiers Fortifying a Battleground

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Description: Soldiers are fortifying the banks of a river with barbed wire.
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Soldiers Fortifying a Battleground

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Description: Soliders are fortifying the banks of a river with barbed wire.
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On Guard in the Beautiful South

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Description: A soldier on guard on the banks of a lake overlooking a small town in the South Tirol.
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Officer in the South

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Description: Palm trees on the southern battlefront.
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Palm Trees

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Description: In a battle zone under the palms.
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On Guard on Lake Duerer

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Description: Even the calm surface of the Duerersee (Lake Duerer) must be watched steadily to ensure that there are no enemy surprises from this area.
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Lake Molveno Machine Gun Nest

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Description: Concrete machinegun nest on the Molvenosee (Lake Molveno).
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Tiroler Standschützen in Battle

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Description: Soldiers of a rifle guild fighting from large boulder.
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Firing at Patrol

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen firing at an approaching patrol.
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In the Mountains

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen in the mountains.
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In the Mountains

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen in the mountains.
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The Spirit of Andreas Hofer

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen firing from atop a cliff against the hated Welschen.
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Tiroler Standschützen at Rest

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Description: Soldiers resting in a village in the middle of the mountains on a break from the front.
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Fortress Pigeons

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Description: Fortress homing pigeons being released.
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Glacier Fortress Position

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Description: Fortified position on a glacier at high altitude, on the Tirolian-Italian front.
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Lookouts in the Mountains

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Description: Lookouts standing guard in a 3500 meter high fort on the glacier on the Italian-Tirolian front.
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Glacier Lookouts

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Description: Lookout position at an elevation of 3500 meters observing Italian ground.
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Highest Artillery Position in Europe

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Description: The highest artillery position in Europe on Ortler (Mount Ortles).
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Highest Machinegun Position in Europe

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Description: The highest machinegun position in Europe on the Ortler glacier.
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Resupplying on the Glacier

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Description: Provisioning soldiers fighting against the enemy and nature at over 3000 meters in elevation can only be accomplished through human effort. Soldiers are ca...

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