Italian soldiers with a captured Austrian Schwarzlose water cooled machine gun, likely taken during the 2nd Battle of the Paive in June of 1918.

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Italian soldiers inspect a captured Austrian Schwarzlose M07 or MG machine gun nest in a front line trench during WWI. Likely captured by the Italian Army in the 2nd Battle of the Piave during June of 1918. The rear of this photograph is stamped "Sizione Fotocinematografica Del R. Esecrito"

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Size: 6735px × 4376px
Location: Italian Alps, possibly near the Piave River
Photo credit: © D Guest Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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