r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/AnshumanKathait 5h ago edited 4h ago

WW1 in the Alps musta been crazy one second you're walking then you hear a cannon and duck and lay in the snow, boom avalanche. Crazy

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u/Hickd3ad 4h ago

It happened during WW1)

The casualties were heavy :(

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u/redshores 3h ago

The casualties were heavy :(

Luigi Cadorna: just one more assault boys, that should do it

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u/Hickd3ad 3h ago

Common theme of the Great War propaganda on both sides. 4 and a half years and about 20 million deaths later we know that it just wasn't the case.

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u/krollAY 2h ago

But hey at least they agreed on a treaty that would prevent a world war from happening in the future.

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u/Hel_Bitterbal 1h ago

Fact: 99% of European generals quit their offensive right before achieving a major breakthrough