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Documentary about the battle for the Alps and Dolomites in World War 1: The Battle of Somme in France. Due to a ruse by the German troops, the battle dragged on for more than five months.
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One million soldiers were killed or wounded or remained missing. On 1 July 1916 alone, 19,000 British soldiers fell, plus 36,000 were wounded. Ultimately without result. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart: "Nothing more than stupid, mass mutual slaughter".
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Topics in this video: ▼
00:00 Intro
01:06 Battle in the Alps
07:25 The role of the mountain guides
20:23 Italy versus Austria-Hungary
30:55 The situation comes to a head
38:23 Innerkofler's death
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