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Remains of two WWI infantrymen found on Marmolada

They have been identified thanks to military tags, flashes

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(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 20 - The remains of two World War One infantrymen have been found in the area of Forcella Serauta on the Marmolada massif at an altitude of 2,700 metres in the region of Trentino Alto Adige., Carabinieri police in Trento have said.
    The remains were discovered by an excursionist last week due to the summer heat that melted the ice usually covering the area.
    They had remained trapped for over a century in one of the zones of the so-called 'white war' fought at a high altitude by the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies between 1915 and 1918.
    The soldiers' remains were retrieved in an operation coordinated by Carabinieri and finance police from the Rolle Pass, near the mountain resort of Moena.
    They have now been taken to Canazei and will likely be buried in the military cemetery of Asiago.
    Carabinieri police said the two infantrymen belonged to the Como Brigade.
    They were identified thanks to their military tags and brigade's flash. (ANSA).
   

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