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Remembered Today:

Dolomites battlefields in winter


tomisitt

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A few photos from my recent snowshoeing trip to the Italian Front, specifically the Dolomite sector. Monte Piana has to be one of the most astonishing battlefields of WW1, at any time of year.

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A memorial to the fallen on Monte Piana (7300ft)

 

AD474B47-2714-4236-90EC-5E50479A6948.jpeg.182c2480b578d9aded5c29f215132bdb.jpegAn Italian machine gun position on Monte Piana 


254C03BB-26FA-4411-95E5-640B42B8B718.jpeg.b39628407db7914a635e4242caf71051.jpegForte Tre Sassi

 

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75mm field gun at Forte Tre Sassi

 

 

 

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Absolutely epic as ever Tom.

Pete.

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7 hours ago, michaeldr said:

Thanks for sharing these pictures. An awesome place at any time of year, but in winter, Epic!
https://www.cortinamuseoguerra.it/il-forte-tre-sassi/?lang=en

If you have more pics to share then that will be much appreciated
regards
Michael

Well, if you insist…

1CDCAC60-AC18-40FD-9AF7-DF9E105EE801.jpeg.72efa27caf3a5181a7776319bc6fe854.jpegMore memorials on Monte Piana

 

BAC31F7B-5774-40F3-8A26-CAE21B13D58E.jpeg.94b5c3673319de67030bc3ee3da46573.jpegItalian 2nd line shelter, Monte Piana

 

CA50B987-4195-4DF0-91F6-84EDC1233BC0.jpeg.f3bbe219f86b68d9d3ab5c1ea044901f.jpegTre Cime, from Monte Piana

 

C2FB0343-BE91-4F31-B506-FCD7BE7585E4.jpeg.7632587480c4da0e302367cf5720ec2a.jpegLago Misurina, from Monte Piana

 

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