WW1 German Death Card of Franz Schagerl. (Killed in an Avalanche)

[Heartfeltzero]

Franz was with a field howitzer regiment. He was fighting in the Italian front on March 7th 1917 when he was killed in an Avalanche. He was 24.

[BlackCat1982]

Sadly doesn't appear to be listed on the VDK database.

[lokvar]

Is an Austrohungarian soldier.

[Reibert]

Is an Austrohungarian soldier.

Franz Schagerl was a soldier of the k.u.k. Feldhaubitzenregiment Nr.8, Batterie Nr.4 and lived in Reinsberg, Bezirk Scheibbs, Niederösterreich.

The regiment bore the name "Kaiser"
Feldhaubitzregiment "Kaiser" Nr. 8

As far as I know, much more soldiers of the k.u.k. Army perished from avalanches and other extreme alpine situations than from enemy fire.

[Heartfeltzero]

Thank you for this info!

[GlennAgain]

In the Alps, the melting Glacier Ice is now exposing/revealing the remains of these men...