The soldiers' uniforms were mostly intact including leather belts, a gas mask and a cap with a star on it.
Historians are already studying Vicenzi's find and believe the men died during a battle on Sept. 3, 1918, probably killed by a grenade. Italian and Austrian troops clashed in the mountains on that date in what has been called "the great battle." The Austrians won but 11 soldiers were killed.
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