tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3918126071861250653..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: War in the Altipiani: Part II – The Strafexpedition of 1916snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-7130258668873673672022-10-28T15:23:46.203-07:002022-10-28T15:23:46.203-07:00My great grandfather was a POW I’m Austria and cap...My great grandfather was a POW I’m Austria and captured at the Trentino Offensive while fighting for Italy… he survived the camp fortunately.. thank you for posting! I look forward to learning more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-27666194534981582252016-09-17T19:15:03.252-07:002016-09-17T19:15:03.252-07:00I and about 25 of my closest friends have just com...I and about 25 of my closest friends have just completed a week-long tour of the battlefields in the Asiago Plateau, Piava River area and near Cortina in the Dolomite Mountains. The road up the side of the mountain by Asiago is only one of the extraordinary accomplishments of the Italian and Austrian forces during the war. They scaled the heights of multiple mountains using only their backs to Jerry Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-40706991492361125342016-09-11T10:53:31.931-07:002016-09-11T10:53:31.931-07:00In the face of the attack, the Italian engineers q...In the face of the attack, the Italian engineers quickly built the road up to Asiago which is still in use today. I think that it's got over fifteen switchbacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com