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Russian POWs working in the Dolomites

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May 18, 1916

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Russians working on cable car construction on the Obslauserriegel (Passo Ombretta) in the Italian Dolomites. Notice the Austro-Hungarian soldier, 3rd from the right, has an M91 rifle and a metal Mosin bayonet scabbard on his belt. Mosins even found their way to Italy during WW1

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