Chapter 7
The Lagorai
Photos and maps relating to Chapter 7 of Thunder in The Mountains. Some of these archive photos are rather poor quality, but I think they are worth including.
Passo Rolle, the pass the separates the Dolomites from the Lagorai.
The twin peaks of Monte Colbricon, which are no longer twins due to the mine warfare here.
The mine warfare on Colbricon rearranged a lot of geology, but served no useful purpose other than to give the troops something to do.
Archive photo of Italian positions on Colbricon, with Colbricon West in the background.
Plan of Austrians positions on Colbricon west summit.
Barracks at Colbricon piccolo.
Trench map of the Colbricon sector.
Italian dugout at Buse dell’Oro in the Colbricon sector.
Italian defensive position at Buse dell’Oro.
Part of an Italian trench mortar which misfired (a surprisingly common problem with this particular type).
Austrian engineers at Buse dell’Oro, where there was extensive mining.
An old (now cleared) cemetery at Malga Colbricon.
More positions almost lost in the woods at Buse dell’Oro.
Another shelter on Buse dell’Oro. It’s so remote no one has used it as a toilet, which makes a change.
Annotated archive photo of the norther peaks of the Lagorai.
Looking north to Cima Bocche from Buse dell’Oro.
Memorial to civilian recuperanti killed by a large-calibre UXO near Passo Rolle in 1926.
In parts of the Lagorai sector the front lines were miles apart (Austrians on Cauriol, Italians on Cima d’Asta).
Defensive positions on Cauriol Piccolo.
Italian troops clearing snow on Monte Cauriol.
Austrian military road built to take men and supplies up to the Monte Cauriol positions.
Archive map of Monte Cauriol.
An original Austrian drinking trough, still in use at Malga Sadole.
Czech troops on Monte Cardinal.
Members of the Feltre Alpini battalion on Cauriol, 1916.
Valle del Vanoi during the war.
Passo Cinque Croci (5 crosses) at the southern end of the Lagorai group. Italians on Socede, Austrians on San Giovanni
View of San Giovanni from above Monte Socede.
Italian barracks at Monte Socede.
Man and mule, mutually dependent.
Italian dugout at Monte Socede.
Italian trenches on Monte Socede, Monte Cauriol and Cima d’Asta visible in the distance.
Another dugout at Socede.
Italian military village behind Monte Socede.
More Italian trenches at Socede.
Italian trenches near Cinque Croci.
Heading up to Forcella Magna from Cinque Croci. An eMTB is the perfect battlefield exploration vehicle.