Fort Carriola
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Fort Carriola is an Austro-Hungarian fort built in Northern Italy.[1] Before the fort was built, a target was erected on the site to see if the advancing Italians could fire at the fort from the Giumella Pass. Carriola was built between 1909 and 1914, and was the newest fortification in the group at the time of the Italian declaration of war in May, 1915.[1] Carriola was meant to link the fortifications of the Alto Garda and the Giudicarie Valley. Unlike most of the other fortifications in the group, Carriola was reinforced with concrete and steel. In some places, the concrete and steel was 50cm thick. In 1911, Italian spies were able to get so close that they could observe the small work being done on the fort.[1]
Armament
[edit]- Four 10cm guns mounted in armoured domes
- Five machine guns for close defence[1]
World War I and post-war
[edit]The fort was shelled, and surprisingly bombed, by the Italians from 20 to 21 November 1915. In the spring of 1916, the fort was surrounded on three sides by Italian artillery and was shelled, but this did little damage and no deaths were reported in the fort. Carriola was occupied by the Italians on 2 November 1918. Carriola suffered more damage due to steel salvaging efforts after the war than it did during the war.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Forts in Italy
- 20th-century fortifications
- Military installations established in 1914
- 1914 establishments in Italy
- 20th-century architecture in Italy
- Buildings and structures in Bergamo
- History of Bergamo
- Tourist attractions in Bergamo
- Buildings and structures in Trentino
- History of Trentino
- Austro-Hungarian Army
- Military history of Austria-Hungary
- 1914 establishments in Austria-Hungary