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Austro-Hungarian military cemetery WW1, Grgar Grgar is a town on the edge of the Bainsizza (Banjšice in Slovene) plateau. The Bainsizza (Banjšice in Slovene) is a misnamed plateau to the north of the strategic city of Gorizia on the Italian Front of 1917. The city had been captured during the the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo in 1916 in hopes that it would provide a launch pad for the Italian Army to the highly prized port city of Trieste. However, Austro-Hungarian forces retained control of several key mountains north of the city most of the rugged Carso Plateau to the south. During the previous ten battles along the Isonzo, the Bainsizza was considered impassable by both sides, and it remained lightly defended during the summer of 1917. The Italian Army…

Krn Krn (pronounced [ˈkəɾn]; Italian: Monte Nero; 2,244 metres or 7,362 feet) is a mountain of the southwestern Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest mountain of the Krn Mountains. The mountain is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. The Soča River flows west of the peak, and the smaller Lepenjica River northeast and the Tolminka River southwest of it. Krn has a mighty western wall, which can be best seen from Kobarid or Drežnica. On the southern slope of the mountain lie the small villages of Vrsno, Krn, Drežnica, Drežniške Ravne, and Magozd. On the northern side lies Lake Krn, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia. During the First World War, the Battles of the Isonzo took place in the area. The top…

  IBT Program Research Cerje/Fajti Hrib November 2019 [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="2165,2159,2162,2166,2158,2160,2161,2163,2164,2167,2168,2169,2170,2171,2173,2174,2175"]   IBT Program Research Cerje /Fajti Hrib August 2019 [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="2132,2149,2147,2137,2141,2148,2143,2135,2136,2144,2145,2142,2140,2138,2133,2139,2134,2131"]

  Komen, Austro-Hungarian military cemetery WW1 The Austro-Hungarian military cemetery is in the Forest of Draga, near Komen. From Cirje the road leads past a roadside religious symbol to the Forest of Draga, where there are the remains of the cemetery of World War I. The cemetery is in the burial ground of Austro-Hungarian soldiers who died in fighting on Soča (Isonzo) front from 1915 to 1917. According to data from the Viennese war archives, 4,130 soldiers of various nationalities are burried in this cemetery. Author: Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs-Section of Military Burial Grounds   IBT Program Research February 2019 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="full" ids="2447,2444,2439,2440,2441,2443,2442,2445,2446"]  

Austro-Hungarian military cemetery from World War I, Štanjel Is placed in the lower part of the village Štanjel, not far from the railway tracks. Today we can see the signs and effects of time on the cemetery, but despite this it is still a sign of respect to the Austro-Hungarian young men who lost their lives in battle. Austro-Hungarian soldiers of various nationalities, killed in the Battles of Isonzo, are buried in the military cemetery from World War I. A stone monument at the cemetery also dates back to this period.Two stones at the entrance and a large monument have been well preserved. The whole complex was designed by Max Fabiani. The architect of the cemetery was Joseph Ullrich, lieutenant in the imperial royal army. GPS: 45.8212363, 13.8484260 Source: https://www.stanjel.eu/en/cultural_heritage/war_heritage/2014021016103341/  …

  Mt. Calvario / Podgora Along the two kilometres uphill leading to the summit of Mt. Calvario, if you look carefully through the vegetation, you will be able to spot some trenches dug by soldiers during the war. The most visible is the one on the dirt road right on the top, excavated by the 24th Diggers Division after August 1916. Park your car in the esplanade and walk for 5 minutes to the Memorial stone dedicated to the Julian volunteers who fell on this hilltop. The four sides of the stone are engraved with the names of these Italian soldiers, who were considered traitors by the Austro-Hungarians and were killed in 1915 during an assault against the Habsburg defence lines. If you continue driving, after a few minutes you…