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- When the carcase is ready to be cut up
Exceedingly dangerousBlockade work is unspectacular, uninspiring, but exceedingly dangerous. British Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, 1916
‘All these little Powers hate one another cordially, but when the carcase is ready to be cut up each wants as big and juicy a slice as it can get...’ Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, letter, 27 December 1914
Display captionsSummary caption The Italian Army commander, General Luigi Cadorna, dreamed of marching on the Austrian capital, Vienna. But his men were doomed to fight bloody battles in harsh terrain, such as the rugged Isonzo valley, the stony Carso plateau and even on the peaks of mountains along the Austrian-Italian border. Serbian troops faced equally terrible conditions. In 1915, with Serbia invaded by three enemies, they retreated across snowbound, gale-swept mountains into Albania. Those who survived were evacuated to Corfu. Helmet Italy was ill-prepared to fight a modern war. Guns and shells were too scarce and valuable to be used to cut barbed wire, so the Italian Army created special wire-cutting units. Soldiers in these ‘Companies of Death’ wore this type of helmet, part of a suit of thick body armour that was supposed to offer protection against bullets. Italian uniform This is the uniform of an Italian infantry private. Between May and the end of November 1915, nearly one in four Italian soldiers from its one-million-strong army was killed or wounded while fighting the Austro-Hungarians. One Italian general called it a ‘war of madness’. British souvenir handkerchief In Britain, France and Russia, people welcomed Italy’s entry into the war. This British souvenir handkerchief captures the mood of the time, showing British and Italian soldiers advancing together before the figure of ‘Justice’. The picture was drawn by the best-known popular illustrator of the time, Fortunino Matania, an Italian artist living in London. Uniform and Mauser rifle The Serbian Army had fought off three Austro-Hungarian invasions in 1914. But by the following autumn, it was severely weakened by disease. Its best units had modern uniform and equipment, but not every Serbian infantryman was lucky enough to have an up-to-date, German-made Mauser rifle like this one. Explosive bullet The explosive bullet caused dreadful wounds and its use was illegal under international law. The Austro-Hungarian Army was accused of using such ammunition against Serbian troops. By 1916 the suffering of the Serbs was coming to world attention. During the war, Serbia lost one in six of its population to fighting, disease and famine, a higher proportion than any other nation. Photo caption Bulgarian troops on the attack in 1916 Directory: sites -> default -> files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations files -> Nstructions for Acquiring Excess Equipment online, through the 1033 Program files -> Occupational health and safety files -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program files -> International programs roel profile files -> Fermi Questions a guide for Teachers, Students, and Event Supervisors Lloyd Abrams, Ph. D. DuPont Company, cr&D/ccas experimental Station Wilmington, de 19880 files -> Personal Information Name: Maha Al-Ammari Nationality: Saudi Relationship Status Download 0.71 Mb. Share with your friends:
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