Vormarsch zur Piave

Advance to the Piave

A covered military convoy passes through an Italian town; Generaloberst (Colonel General) Otto von Below leaves an Italian church with officers after the service; von Below in conversation with Austrian General Skotti; captured cannons, soldiers examining captured artillery, some with damaged barrels; A devastated Italian retreat route with refugees; refugees packing their belongings in bed sheets; the house in Campoformido where Napoleon I made peace with Austria in 1797; a military convoy passes through Codroipo; a blown up railroad bridge over the Tagliamento; troops crossing the wooden emergency bridge.

Source: Bundesarchiv