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GENERAL CADORNA
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(Sysiphos am Isonzo) |
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1916, Cast bronze, satirical medal, 57.9mm, 64.10g, Frankenhuis -.
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Obverse: Bust, right, Chief of the General Staff, under an umbrella, in full uniform. Inscription, "It• Cadorna Gene--ralstabschef" (Cadorna, Italian Chief of Staff) Reverse: Sisyphus pushing a boulder up a hill. Inscription, "Sisy--phos am Isonzo 1915-16" (Sisyphus at the Isonzo). |
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| Lampooning the alleged statement by General Cadorna that the battle losses at the Isonzo River were caused by bad weather. | |||||||||||||||