Melting glacier reveals cave full of forgotten WW1 artefacts
A glacier in the Italian Alps has melted away to reveal more than 300 WWI artefacts hidden in a cave. It is thought to have housed 20 Austrian soldiers.
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A glacier in the Italian Alps has melted away to reveal more than 300 WWI artefacts hidden in a cave. It is thought to have housed 20 Austrian soldiers.
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Melting glaciers have exposed frozen relics of World War I 11 May, 2021 07:00 AM 5 minutes to read Remnants of an old, conical fire extinguisher were found at the site. Photo / Stelvio National Park via The New York Times Remnants of an old, conical fire extinguisher were found at the site. Photo / Stelvio National Park via The New York Times New York Times By: Jacey Fortin Artifacts from the White War — a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps — are on their way to a museum. As glaciers melt and shrink in...
Punishing weather tested the soldiers fighting in the Alps and preserved their barracks.