Italian soldier standing before a comrade, executed for desertion, September 1917.
THE END OF THE WORLD IS CLOSE, GIVE d LIFE TO CHRIS AND BE SAVED,. WHATEVER EVIL DEED YOU'RE DOING STOP IT NOW BECAUSE IT'S WILL BE TOO LATE LATER Although the original caption states the executed soldier as Italian, it is uncertain whether he was actually an Austro-Hungarian. It could also be an Italian soldier enduring some form of field punishment lighter than execution. Related : Brutal attack on tourists in Thailand caught on video The soldier in front also looks more like an Austro-Hungarian than an Italian soldier, though all sources for this photograph I was able to find stated he was Italian. Perhaps he was one of the many Italian-natives in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Related : Woman Parades Husband N*ked After Catching Him Molesting 9 Years Old Househelp On September 28, 1915 Italian Chief-of-Staff Luigi Cadorna issued the following statement: "Discipline is the spiritual flame of victory; the most disciplined troops, not the best trained, win. The commanding