21 August 1917, a young Viennese hero: Oberleutnant Friedrich Franek The 11th battle of the Isonzo is Cadorna’s last push on the southern Isonzofront before Caporetto. And it is the bloodiest all Great War battles on the southern front. The two…
STANISLAU WIERONSKI
Facing the Hermada: from the war diary of Infanterieregiment Nr. 47 (K.u.K. 47) 25 May 1917, afternoon: the 10th battle of the Isonzo (LINK). Now the target of the Italians is definitively the Hermada. The greatest effort focuses on Valle…
JOHANN FOUSEK
15 September 1916, hell on Altitude 208 North: Oberleutnant Johann Fousek (K.u.K. I.R. 102, IV Battalion). “Retreat or surrender? Counterattack.” On 15 September 1916, in the middle of the battle for Altitude 208 North. The Italians call the two Altitudes…
1918-2018: THE LONG CENTURY OF ITALIAN NATIONALISTIC PROPAGANDA IN TRIESTE
Photo by Fabrizio Bidussi They try to submerge us with their nationalistic wave. This is that is happening in Trieste in the early days of November 2018, dedicated to the centenary of the so-called “redemption” of Trieste, and its false…
THE FIVE CROSSES
Northern foothills of the Hermada, as seen from the valley of Brestovizza-Bretovica pri Komn Cursed Hermada “In the evening we stop, waiting for the Sektorkommando to send us a guide. In this area, the never-ending duel of the artillery is…
HERMADA PROJECT
Badge of the 28 k.u.k. Infantry Regiment, the lions of Mt. Hermada. Their nickname was “Prager kinder” (Prague children). We decided to actively rewrite our history. To tell the true history of Trieste. The history cancelled by Fascist Italy, which occupied us in November 1918 and…