Modern era · 1916
White Friday
White Friday was a series of avalanches on the Italian front of World War I. The most significant avalanche struck the Austro-Hungarian barracks on Mount Marmolada, killing 270 soldiers. Other avalanches on the same day would strike Italian and other Austro-Hungarian positions, killing hundreds.
- When
- 13 Dec 1916
- Where
- Dolomites
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article White Friday (1916), CC BY-SA 4.0