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Piave Collection

Background imagePiave Collection: Wwi / Italy / Sacile Advance

Wwi / Italy / Sacile Advance
Following their victorious crossing of the Piave and Monticano, British troops passed through Sacile over hastily-made pontoon bridges

Background imagePiave Collection: British in Italy, WW1, night exploit on the Piave 1918

British in Italy, WW1, night exploit on the Piave 1918
The British in Italy: a night-exploit on the Piave. Wading in ice-cold water, a British raiding party crossing the River Piave by night, 1918, First World War. Date: 1918

Background imagePiave Collection: Venice at dawn, Italy

Venice at dawn, Italy
Venice is a city in the north east of Italy, situated on the group of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked together by bridges

Background imagePiave Collection: Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imagePiave Collection: Im italienischen Kampfgebiet zwischen Brenta u. Piave: Neues

Im italienischen Kampfgebiet zwischen Brenta u. Piave: Neuester Film. Poster advertises latest war film On the Italian Battlefield between Brenta and Piave. Film title is written over a coat of arms

Background imagePiave Collection: Captured Italian soldiers near Piave River, Italy, WW1

Captured Italian soldiers near Piave River, Italy, WW1
Captured Italian soldiers in their trench near the Piave River, northern Italy, during the First World War. Date: 18 June 1918

Background imagePiave Collection: Italian soldiers in action near Piave River, Italy, WW1

Italian soldiers in action near Piave River, Italy, WW1
Italian soldiers (marines) in action, defending their position near the Piave River, northern Italy, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imagePiave Collection: German General speaking to troops, Piave, Italy

German General speaking to troops, Piave, Italy
A German (or Austrian) General on horseback, speaking to troops, at Piave, Italy, during the First World War. Date: December 1917

Background imagePiave Collection: D annunzio & Henchmen

D annunzio & Henchmen
Poet and adventurer Gabriele D Annunzio and his entourage celebrate the anniversary of the battle of the Piave river (aka Sernaglia) when Italians defeated the Austrians 1918

Background imagePiave Collection: Wwi / Italy / Nervesa Ruins

Wwi / Italy / Nervesa Ruins
Nervesa, situated at a crucial tactical position where the river Piave narrowed to a ford, was left in a state of ruin by the end of 1918

Background imagePiave Collection: Wwi / Montello Trenches

Wwi / Montello Trenches
Front-line trenches on the Montello, overlooking the river Piave

Background imagePiave Collection: Wwi / British Cross Piave

Wwi / British Cross Piave
Following the successful taking of the river by a joint Italian, British and French force, British cavalry cross the Piave

Background imagePiave Collection: WWI / 1918 / PIAVE

WWI / 1918 / PIAVE
Italian forces, supported by British and French divisions, attack across the river Piave, successfully splitting the enemy, a decisive victory


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