Very neat video embedded in the article. Should be even more interesting when put on display.
That was very informative. Maybe 100+ years from now there will be something similar to discover of the outposts in the Himalayas belonging to India and Pakistan at 17000+ feet.
The Dolomites (Alps) north of Verona, Vicenza, and Venice are covered with tunnels from this era.
When my son was an infantry PL in the 173rd in Vicenza we would go over for weeks at a time and explore around. (I was able to work remotely from there)
My wife, daughter, and I explored many of the military tunnels/fighting positions on the 52 tunnels trail which was very neat, though not very well known. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strada_delle_52_Gallerie
In addition to the tunnels which compose the road, all along the route had fighting positions, barracks, CP, etc, all dug into the mountain.
Most people are not even aware of that aspect of World War I. There are a lot of larger emplacements further west, some were updated for use in WW II.
That sounds amazing.
I don’t recall ever hearing about WWI in the alps until watching one of The Great War youtube channel episodes about it.
Yes, there is a Sabaton song for this too.
A short overview of events related to the song: