SNOW TRENCHES AT THE TOP OF XOMO COLEE, A HIGH PEAK IN THE 



CADORE DISTRICT 



Snow in the mountains is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It makes marching 

 difficult and exposes the armies to the terrors of the avalanche, but it makes trench digging 

 easy and provides a ready breastwork. 



Photographs from Comando Supremo, Italian Army 

 AN ITALIAN SNOW TRENCH IN THE TRENTINO 



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