The Environment Was Very Hostile
“Soldiers had to fight against the extreme environment, fight against the snow or the avalanches, but also fight against the enemy,” explained Stefano Morosini when the Stelvio National Park historian talked to CNN just this May. There were times when the temperature went down to below -40° Fahrenheit. On top of that, blizzards raged across the terrain as the men struggled to make it to the top.
The Environment Was Very Hostile
Not Easy To Send Things Up There
The governments found it hard to send food and resources to all the soldiers on the front lines. The men were freezing and starving, but they had to fight in the name of survival. On top of that, experts are of the belief that the environment up there killed more servicemen than any other battle in the war.
Not Easy To Send Things Up There