Researchers have discovered the skeletal remains of an Austro-Hungarian soldier at an altitude of 3,100 meters in the northern Italian Alps. The death is believed to have occurred during World War I in 1916.
106 years after the end of World War I, bodies of fallen soldiers have been discovered again in the Northern Italian Alps.
Find in the Adamello massif
Researchers have recovered the skeletal remains of an Austro-Hungarian soldier in the Adamello massif in Lombardy. The remains were found at an altitude of 3,100 meters, authorities said.
The rescue was carried out with the support of a helicopter from the Trento Province Fire Department. The remains will be examined and buried in accordance with the regulations of the relevant military authorities.
The remains, mainly bones, were discovered with military equipment on the surface of a glacier. The death would most likely have occurred during the fighting in the last days of April 1916.
The soldier was probably lowered into a crevasse
Based on the finds – buttons, parts of a uniform and a votive medallion with a German inscription – they can be attributed to an Austro-Hungarian soldier. The fallen man was – like many others – probably lowered by Italian soldiers into a crevasse that was then in contact with the rocky slope. Several soldiers were buried in this way.
For twenty years, the Archaeological Heritage Agency of Trentino has been recovering the remains of the victims of the First World War. The experts said the goal was to gather information that could help identify the fallen soldiers.
Not the first such find
A few days ago, the skeletons of two Austro-Hungarian soldiers were found in the municipality of Borgo Valsugana at an altitude of 1,032 metres. They probably fell between 25 and 26 May 1916 during the battle to conquer the summit as part of the Austrian ‘punitive expedition’ offensive.
Mass grave found in August 2022
In August 2022, a mass grave containing the bodies of twelve Austrian soldiers from the First World War was discovered above the Tonale Pass in Trentino. In addition to the skeletal remains, personal equipment was found, including crampons, boots, gas mask covers, tools and other items. Three foil containers were also discovered, in which paper registration certificates were stored. However, it was said that it would be extremely difficult to establish the identities of the fallen soldiers.
Source: Krone
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