1914/2014 | THE GREAT WAR | SHOES UNDER THE SUN


1921 | Paolo Monelli | Le Scarpe Al Sole/Shoes Under The Sun
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Nel gergo degli alpini mettere le scarpe al sole significa morire in combattimento. 

In military lingo, to put the shoes under the sun means to die in battle. 

Paolo Monelli
Le Scarpe Al Sole/Shoes Under The Sun (A WWI Memoir), 1921



1921 | Paolo Monelli | Le Scarpe Al Sole/Shoes Under The Sun
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Source: Giorgio Metalli

1915 - 1918
SCARPE IN PRIMA LINEA [L'ESERCITO]
FOOTWEAR AT THE FOREFRONT [THE ARMY]


 

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