Trenches At 10,000 Feet - Fighting On Mt. Lagazuoi I THE GREAT WAR On The Road [4K]

[@Alopex1]

Stefano Illing. Italian first name, Austrian surname. No name is more fitting for someone to be a curator of the Lagazuoi open Museum.

[@Zimster2000]

Did anyone else notice he wasn't wearing gloves?

[@iono5556]

@@Zimster2000 he don't need'em

[@davidetoffoletto9981]

yes, but Mount Lagazuoi is part of the Venetian portion of the Dolomites that falled under Austria occupation for someyears before tge World War I. So probably his family was Venetian-Italian but after converted in german by Austrians..

[@jesterhead8028]

Because the italien Fascists forced Suedtiroler to change their names to italien ones.

[@DucaCremisi]

@@jesterhead8028 Keep telling that to yourself

[@EnricoOzone]

Stefano Illing is an amazing guy, I had the honour and pleasure to meet him.

[@mammuchan8923]

I loved listening to him

[@Larsie538]

Very interesting episode. I have climbed Lagazuoi multiple times and can attest to how difficult it is to climb this mountain, let alone with kilograms of heavy equipment. It is hard to imagine that such a beautiful place was once the frontline during a very ugly war.

[@FirstMetalHamster]

And now imagine bringing up heavy equipment and then fighting. It's the most insane battlefield of the war.

[@rankedpsiguy1]

This is truly a forgotten front of The Great War. The incredible efforts required just to live in the environment boggle the mind. Add modern offensive and defensive combat to the equation and the results become nearly fantasy. The evidence is undeniable - thank you for revealing this incredible chapter of this tragic human era.

[@jamespires3383]

It defies belief to think people actually fought in those conditions. Great video Indy and crew.

[@sandordaniel7327]

James Pires and with 1910s equipment.

[@johnhall3176]

Men who don't traverse great lengths of perilous feats are ill prepared for the battles to come.

[@biobomb93]

My father served in the alpini afther the two wars (around '70) and his base was situated near those mountains. He always told me about his mountain marches and how he had to bring up his equipment and a mortar with a donkey in winter under 50 cm of snow. I can assure you he did not enjoy the esperience, just immagine this at even lower temperatures, worse equipment and clothing, constant risk of dying and food shortage.

[@pedrorocha4817]

I won't be coming home I won't be going anywhere I will guard this post forever Here on the Alpine slope, where I did my final stand I shall remain Among the ice and snow that binds me to this mountain A force of nature too strong, sent from above Where spirits lead the way, the winds will never fade White Friday, I'll take the Stairway to heaven I'm sky high, when I die I'll be immortal Forever, I never I won't return to Blood mountain, I am the Soldier of heaven I saw the end of war I watched the soldiers come and go And I kept my watch forever So many brave men fell in the battles that were raging down below I have seen it all but none will hear my story All of these years I have been frozen in time I cried for spring to come but here Winter remain! White Friday, I'll take the Stairway to heaven I'm sky high, when I die I'll be immortal Forever, I never I won't return to Blood mountain, I am the Soldier of heaven I always dreamed that I would, serve high above Where spirits lead the way, the winds will never fade White Friday, I'll take the Stairway to heaven I'm sky high, when I die I'll be immortal Forever, I never I won't return to Blood mountain, I am the Soldier of heaven White Friday, I'll take the Stairway to heaven I'm sky high, when I die I'll be immortal Forever, I never I won't return to Blood mountain, I am the Soldier of heaven ("Soldier of Heaven" - Sabaton)

[@AlanDeAnda1]

Most insane warfare ever. Indy and crew, you're doing a magnificent work. Simply de best KZbin channel.

[@mikhailv67tv]

I am Australian and have had Great Uncles and distant cousins that fought in WW1 , though on the weekend I was helping my GF clean out her mother's Garage and back she'd. In the clean up we found pictures of her Great Uncles in uniform of the Alpini. Proud and forever lost, he died. I'd love to find out where he served and died . I have looked up my uncle's service records through the Australian War Memorial, how would I find hers? She though born in Australia can read Italian. I spent ages looking at these amazing photos as us war nerds do.

[@TheGreatWar]

really cool that you found that.

[@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140]

I'm Dutch. My parents have a picture of my great grand father in uniform. It says 'Doorn, 1918' on the back. (Doorn being a town in The Netherlands.) I think I'm going to make it a little project to find out his rank and what unit he served in. It's a little creepy though, because he's roughly the same age there I am now, and we look quite similar!

[@zirrian]

@@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 did you have any luck finding it out?

[@apudharald2435]

Battle of Hoth ( improved version )

[@teutonicbohemian]

I’m windy neidel 🌞🌞🌚🌝

[@silvioevan11]

Fantastic episode, guys. In Sir John Keegan's 'A History of Warfare' there is a chapter about war in extreme conditions. It remembered me immediately of the Alpine front. Those Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers were protagonists of a hellish tale about human endurance.

[@DANNYonPC]

Hope Indy buys a simple drone once, could be really cool for those specials!

[@teutonicbohemian]

DANNYonPC give me old Amsterdam.

[@joemac2640]

DANNYonPC I believe it's illegal to drone in most major ww1 battlefield

[@DANNYonPC]

@panzer I had no idea

[@TheGreatWar]

did you see the wind?

[@DANNYonPC]

Hey, there's a lot more WW1 locations

[@carver3419]

This dramatically shows the insanity that prevailed during the war.

[@Zimster2000]

Who would think they should have to defend something like these mountains. Even if one side could have pushed the other off these mountains, they couldn't hope to supply enough soldiers on the other side to do anything.

[@Leonardo-ku2pw]

a nome degli italiani, questo canale tributa i giusti onori a un fronte (quello italiano) ritenuto soprattutto all'estero minore, parlandone come merita....... Grazie

[@thekillerkloudchannel8824]

Leonardo 8ttagono complimenti, hai fatto benissimo a scrivere queste parole.

[@ErickBlessed]

onore agli alpini! onore ai più di 10000 kaiserjager trentini e altoatesini mandati a morire sui carpazi per difendere un impero anacronistico e tiranno!

[@davidetoffoletto9981]

@@ErickBlessed I trentini, tirati via dai loro monti e sbattuti in Romania perché l'Austria aveva paura che aprissero le linee per l'ingresso degli Italiani nel Trentín

[@carlcassidy185]

is that edelweiss on your hat? sod fighting that high up! those Italians were some extra hard dudes. Indy is breathless just talking in the cold altitude... let alone fighting.

[@Sojju7]

It's incredible how we Italians are always considered 'mediterraneans', used to warm weather and beautiful spring panoramas (which is true), but then fight wars in such cold conditions. And win. Attacking upwards those slopes.

[@rogggggerful]

My great-grandfather died on the eastern front even though he was from here in the alps (val gardena). He left 9 children behind and a wife that couldnt feed them. So the children had to go as slaves on farms in the region where they were severly beaten and they fleed back home. In the end they managed and all children were raised succesfully. My grandfather became a ski-instructor and had a succesful company of woodcarving (rijeda ohc)

[@RocketDogStudios]

That is a very nice hat. As a collector of hats I approve very much.

[@theblackprince1346]

Literally jump for joy when another great war video is uploaded.

[@borismuller86]

This is fascinating. Truly impressive work. So much I didn’t know and great insight.

[@HaixThePro]

Lagazoi, Tre Cime, Cinque Tori.. I've been there. It's awesome.

[@Ed-pn9id]

Beautiful awesome video guy's. Trenches at 6,000 + feet. Amazing what men can do in the harshest conditions. Great job

[@philbox4566]

Was on a climbing holiday to the Dolomites last year. We explored these tunnels and got somewhat of an idea of how this war was fought in the 3D space of the mountains. Heard that one avalanche took out 10,000 men. We also did quite a few Via Ferrata. Via Ferrata are wires that have been anchored to the cliff face to provide some sort of safety for the troops that had to ascend. Fascinating and sobering at the same time when you see all the barbed wire and trenches scattered around the mountains. Note also that the front extended over hundreds of kilometres of the mountains.

[@trr94001]

Indy’s Genghis Khan hat is awesome.

[@haydentallon9730]

I just want to say thank you Indy AND TEAM for your commitment to reaching new heights (get it?) In preserving and expanding the preservation of The Great War for future generations to come. Lest we forget.

[@rhodes6840]

You can tell when someone is acclimated to the cold... Indy is not :D

[@amblincork]

Not a skier !!!

[@kayzeaza]

That’s cause he is from Texas lol

[@johnsmitty7447]

question for out of the trenches: i heard that those involved in mountain warfare attempted to use avalanches as weapons against the enemy, is this true and how was it attempted?

[@miroslavbubela5787]

It is true. I would imagine the opposing military shelled above the enemy position and hope that they caused an avalanche.

[@Shell-Shock97]

Or defending troops could use explosives to cause an avalanche behind them, to cover their retreat, or start one below their positions to block the enemy from advancing.

[@steven_003]

+MIroslav Bubela That's the way they did it.

[@steven_003]

+Shellshock97 Never heard of that tho, but it would make sense.

[@johnsmitty7447]

i went and looked it up after i watched this and posted that, yes they did trigger them on purpose as weapons and there was a event in 1916 known as white friday, when thousands of austrians were killed by avalanches that were caused by the italians intentionally shelling the peaks above austrian positions, and the mountain where it happened is shown in this video off in the distance

[@SirSaladhead]

That's some impassable terrain alright. I wonder how you even managed to haul all that filming equipment up there...and around the summit as well.

[@pincopallino6765]

There is a cable car that can carry you directly on top of Lagazuoi ;)

[@stevep5408]

Off topic but I was happy to hear about your WW2 project

[@ricklolkema3340]

Imagine the people who fought here in the mountains.Cold, hungrywolves, wind, snow, rock schrapnle when shooting pieces of rocks, imagine it all.Especially for the Italians who got Luigi Cadorna as general.

[@gionilotyo9331]

I suppose it is still better than trying to cross the isonzo river 11 times.

[@faver9274]

@@gionilotyo9331 The Isonzo is a over 130 km long river, and it was crossed before the "1st battle of Isonzo". When people says "battles of Isonzo" they mean the entire sector of the river to differentiate from the mountains sector. Only a fool can think that they fought always in the same place.

[@RavenioTheHatamoto]

Hurrah! Majestic hat Indy is back!

[@benlassy40]

Just bought some merchandise, anyone who is thinking about getting it, get it! The sweatshirt has a great print and the poster is even better then I thought! Thanks Indy and team!!

[@urbanwikstrom9246]

Uff ... I`ve been riding motorcycles in that area for years. This is another perspective... Thanks Indy)

[@UVtec]

The Hun leader inspecting the area of conquest.

[@justsomeamerican2301]

“Through fire... and water... From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak, I fought him, the Balrog of Morgoth. Until at last, I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside.” -Gandalf

[@gotfreid]

My grandfather fought on that front with AustoHungary and if he was like his son and grandson he had acrophobia. It looked like Indy was feeling it a little too.

[@TheIndignation]

Really incredible. I can't imagine fighting the front of a war in a place like that. As an aside, thanks a lot to everyone who has supported this channel and made episodes like this one possible! It's truly wonderful.

[@tischlerandreas]

Love the hat! Amazing episode! You really go great lengths to cover the great war thoroughly.

[@a7t0r98]

Stefano genuinely seemed interested in his work and knows what he is talking about.

[@zaqpak9391]

There are some interesting fortifications somewhere in the Italian alps or something, they named it the "alpine fortress". If you Google it they look really cool. There are cool concrete pillboxes inside mountain sides and everything. Really interesting video!

[@eingamer9374]

Hey I guess you mean the austrian forts in south tyrol. There is an absolutley awesome book by an austrian artilley officer who describes the war on the mountains till the piave from his perspective. He also was an officer in one of these forts and there is nice insight in austrian moral. I don't know if there is an english translation cuz the book is very old. It's called "Das Ende der Armee" by Fritz Weber. Check it out if you can. It's not availabe everywhere but you can find it :)

[@TheWolfalpino]

​@@eingamer9374I'm sorry, we only know Italian stories in Italy 😉 (Half joking of course) Hugs

[@nooneobviously2543]

My great great grandfather fought in ww1 in Dolomite. He got shot there so he was sent home (Czech Republic) to heal. He didn't want to go back so he tried to stop the wound from healing but it healed anyways so he had to get back. He got there in 1917 autumn but shortly after he got pneumonia so they sent him back home where he died of that. While he was in Dolomite they're shooting at each other and the shooting released avalanche and they had to run down so it didn't kill them. There were also the rest - Czechs, Austrians and Italians, all about 15 meters from eachother. They didn't shoot at each other, not until they're back in their positions.

[@GravesRWFiA]

the best show of how high up they are and how thin the air was, is indy and his guide both south very breathy. imagine fighting in that.

[@bradbel]

Genghis Neidell

[@Onebadterran]

That was absolutely beautiful. I really want to go see it in person!

[@Revo95160]

The dolomites, great domain for skiing ;). Fantastic historical site !

[@wingy252]

Funny seeing Marmolada was there on a ski trip very recently insane to think anyone had to carry out a war in that environment

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

"This place is inhospitable, AND it's only September. Can you imagine what this is like in JANUARY?" That's exactly why I kind of WANT to go there during JANUARY..

[@neilwilson5785]

What a bloody war.

[@Jane009T]

Came across this channel yesterday. Your work is absolutely gem!!! So appreciate it! Thank you 1!

[@feikes1878]

3:45 "Is this the real life, is this just fantasy"

[@captindo]

"To close with and destroy the enemy, no matter the season, weather, or terrain" that was our job description but, these guy took mountain ops and ran with it....

[@axempitea3728]

First 4K video of Great war. Wonder what WW1 camera men would have thought about it.

[@bbdawise]

Meh I could handle war on this front. My feet were cold during the whole video and I only needed two pairs of socks and a blanket to make it through!

[@ErickBlessed]

Lol, he could barely speak, trembling like a leaf during a summer snowy dusting in september. When i climb/ski in december or january it's -40°c, but we have secret weapon to face any kind of bad condition: grappa :D

[@monkeylordofdoom14]

Great special thanks Andy! It looks cold as balls up there!!

[@ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123]

I noticed this was the first video set in 4k resolution

[@julian75411]

I'm still struggling to wrap my head around the events of WW1 (the "great"? War) watching your world breakdowns and then seeing the locations (like here) makes it even more difficult to process the ideas and plans the "higher ups" were planning AND the significance of this territory when that battle is won by either side. Thank you for these important historical lessons and information we the viewers learn/gain

[@marcbalaram383]

Excellent work, Indy and Co.! Beautiful location (pity it had to be a battlefield) and cheers to all working there!

[@cobbler9113]

I bet this trip wasn't envisaged all the way back in 2014. Don't know how the soldiers endured those conditions, it must have been bad enough in July & August while being shot at, let alone in the winter.

[@servinglooks247]

Very great video.And Indy,your hat is cool.

[@lacasadipavlov]

AWESOME episode, stunning landscapes!! Cute daisies on the busby!!! ;)

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

1:42 The picture of the smoking soldier fits perfectly.

[@RoachKai]

Oh man indy... I always thought you were a looker but we may need to go back to 1080p!

[@RoachKai]

Don't hate me it's a joke!!!!!!

[@ChristosGoulios]

Poor Nidel it Really looks like he is getting frostbite

[@ofailia650]

looks like poor Indy forgot mountain dresscode - layers are your friends, bring one more than you think you'll need... when I went there in September a few years ago we did get snow too, but in the end the weather was so nice during the day that it just contributed to my sunburn. I should go back there some time

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Nice camera work and image quality. Very nice. The mountains look more real than before. Beautiful in a way but I'm not volunteering to go there.

[@cooperwebb7389]

9:08 cheeky hand in the bottom right hand corner.

[@GruntTV1776]

Do guns malfunction more in the mountains? I know ice jams up semi or autos

[@ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123]

GruntTV 1776 More likely yes with high attrition in alpine areas.

[@XMarkxyz]

Especially in that galleries you have not exactly mud but rock powder (there was a continuous digging) and wet that can jam it; on the other hand cold weather and wind prevents overheating, there was no too much sustained fire thought. It's also important to consider the feed sistem of the 2 machine-gun: the Austrian Schwarzlose was belt-fed by belt contained in wooden box which kept them clean, the linear belt while feeding also allowed eventual mud to fall down for the vibrations; the Italian Fiat-revelli used a paricular box magazine (it had 10 line of 5 round each, see a picture to have a clearer idea) contained usually in carton boxes which often got wet, for its conformation this type of magazine had the tendency to keep all the dirt in.

[@kiranboer3297]

Love the 4K and Indy don't freez😉

[@AshishGupta-ql9lq]

No one in the crew said anything about the hat🤔

[@YllwNinja82]

they say edelweiss is the mark of a true soldier!

[@mshotz1]

All the resources used in those positions just point to the total waste and insanity of that war.

[@stasserious7315]

I was there in this summer. Absolutley insane place!

[@nellennatea]

Awesome video. & Thanks to Stefano superb guidance.

[@thurin84]

awesome video. thanks stefano!!! how well did the glacier city hold up to enemy bombardments?

[@Thomas-hk1xs]

At that attitude, hauling artillery up there would be near impossible. Bombardment wouldn’t be feasible.

[@thurin84]

they most certainly did haul artillery to that altitude. not to mention mortars, and grenade launchers. go google "ww1 mountain howitzer".

[@g-max4u323]

I love this channel so much. I love it more than anything && I get so happy every episode.

[@gaslightstudiosrebooted3432]

First..... I hope Ah.... the Alps... wait!? That’s September?!!!!!

[@kaiserkarli.vonhabsburg-lo1695]

Verdammt

[@tamer1773]

Nice hat!

[@danny50582]

A juxapostion of such ugliness occurring in a place so beautiful

[@Nystrom292]

Thanks for your effort in order to explain this huge war. Thanks a lot!

[@FrudTV]

Looks fantastic in 4k!

[@JH-lo9ut]

This gives me a bit of vertigo, -on a 4” screen! I’ve been skiing in the alps several times, in france, austria and switzerland but I don’t think I’ve ever seen terrain this extreme.

[@billhuber2964]

The out of the trenches is really interesting ..

[@usmc1252]

Hey Indy and crew i have a quick question about the craters left over from all of the artillery explosions. approximately how long will it take for them to be naturally erode away and return to it prewar state or a some what normal terrain.

[@oscarsusan31]

Great series Indi and team. From the view point of my youth the words "World War" just seemed superficial and bandied about without any real comprehension.Gas ,mud and blood first come to mind-always. Living in Australia with Italian heritage with relatives scattered about the Piave and Monte Grappa areas, geographical distance and coincidence just seemed to be the applicable application to the words "World War" especially with the mandatory scholastic ANZAC" birth of a nation" indoctrination first and foremost. This series really opened my eyes and put perspective as to why this was more than just a conflict somewhere way over there. Despite the distance of where I live in the world the ramifications of what happened 100 years ago has made me understand why it is treated as a world war and it why it effects me today. The field visits you do certainly put things into perspective.Great stuff !One day you'll get to the Cocos and do a Emden Special. What was the thinking behind the capitulation on the Italian front a week earlier than in the West?

[@MrJovank]

Hi guys! Regards from Montenegro! This video is amazing, as are most of the stuff you make! Thanks for that! This video raises a question in my mind, so maybe you can clarify it (Out of the trenches maybe?). Here it goes: why were the mountain position of Italian and Austrian troops so close to each other? In the mountains it doesn't make sense to dig trenches underneath the hill your enemy is situated, right? It would make more sense to take the opposite hill, with a valley, creek or a river between the two sides, even if it means giving up some of your own territory deliberately.

[@parafrantz]

Come to Mt.Adamello, there are nice position, trenches and beautiful landscapes!

[@trevortrevortsr2]

Been near there its cold even in August

[@kona6812]

This is a mechanical/technical war right to the frontline and beneath. Thx for bringing this topic! Love your show!

[@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140]

I love these specials so much. They're the coolest thing about this channel, which is already pretty awesome. I read in the comment section that there's going to be a ww2 production after this one is done? And it's going to feature partnerships with Forgotten weapons/Inrange and C&Rasenal? I can't really find any info confirming this though.. Does anyone have a link with info about this? Because it sounds absolutely awesome.

[@yathusanthulasi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPEhaGkg5Kdg9U

[@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140]

Cool! Thanks! :D

[@EverlastGX]

Love the 4k as I love mountains too!

[@glockensig]

That open air looks chilly!!

[@TheRagingStorm98]

glockensig It's 10000 feet up a mountain ofcourse It's bloody cold.

[@markbecker71]

Looks like you miss Texas..great show

[@mr.quarters6047]

Exactly how hard was it to reach that spot? I would assume by cable car, though I wonder if there is a viable way of reaching those heights on foot....

[@silviobelletti]

Mr. Quarters There’s a cable car that brings you right to the top of the lagazuoi. I’ve posted a video of the ski descent down from the lagazuoi. It’s a great ski run!

[@ofailia650]

on foot is the only viable way, unless you got a helo. I went there a few years back - there's no cable car right next to the positions, there's one that takes you up the mountain and after that it's still a little hike to go. the trail itself was not too hard, I'm out of shape and I did it, but I wasn't carrying a load either, and the weather was beautiful.

[@logjam88]

Is that hat period correct?

[@pdannysan13]

Loved this video especially that it was in 4K. I have been slowly catching up to the present, one video at a time. I would very much like to donate to you guys. But I don't really understand how Patreon works. Can't I just make one single donation? On the site it seems like a monthly subscription service. I would prefer to donate 2-3x a monthly sum but in one go.

[@MilesStratton]

pdannysan13 patreon is setup as a monthly subscription service to provide them with a more stable income over the long term as opposed to relying on infrequent large donations. If you would like to donate to them on patreon sign up for a month. You can even put a cap on how much you donate so it doesn't excede your budget.

[@pdannysan13]

Many Miles Away thank you very much. I might just do that.

[@Sardath13]

Completely off topic, but how did Indy get to work on Vermintide and what did he actually do there? Was checking out the voice actors and surprisingly I saw him in the credits!

[@Akm72]

Just checked and apparently he played a Skaven... assuming it was the same Indy Neidell!

[@breo6795]

The snowed trenches.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

The Dolomites. Even driving to Cortina d'Ampezzo is a terrifying experience when you're not used to mountians.

[@billsummy2412]

that hat is AWESOME !!! :-)

[@emerys18tv67]

Amazing video!

[@NequeNon]

Wow...just wow.

[@theabstractchicken3998]

O snap no introduction, just plays the into right away