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| Casemate of an old Austrian Battery "Candriai", located at the village of
Candriai at the north-west defense section of the fortress of Trento.Battery was built 1880 circa and armed with 8 cannons 9cm/M75/M96 (field artillery guns) in 1909. The dog,a mongolian boxer,is called "Sibir". |
| Artillery Base" Castellar della Grua "at the north-west defense
section of the fortress of Trento,armed with circa 40 cannons of various types and calibers.The Base is located nearby and under the "Candriai"-Battery. The pic shows the entrance of underground Battery 4 built 1915 and armed with 6cm/M99 rapid firing halfautomatic guns. |
| Underground magazine (cavern) at "Celvet" defense facilities nearby
the big underground fortress of "Monte Celva" located at northeast section of defense line around the fortress of Trento. |
| Another gun position of battery 4-"Castellar della Grua" armed with
rapid firing halfautomatic 6cm/M99 gun.Picture shows the underground entrance and gallery to the gun position |
| Top of the "Celvet" hill,pictures shows one of the underground
caverns,part of a big underground defense system made for artillery positions and trenches around the hill.This cavern is for ammunition storage and troop protection against heavy enemy shell fire. |
| Memorial of the Austrian pioneer company 4/2 which
built the military road to Monte Bondone (2000m above sea level) in 1907 coming up from Trento (197m above sea level). The road is more than 15 km long and was the main logistic connection to all defense facilities of west section of the defense line around the fortress of Trento. |