The Great War in the Cinque Torri area left kilometres of trenches, and various machine gun and artillery emplacements.

This line of defence was meant to hold back enemy penetration if the front line at the Falzarego Pass was breached by the Austro-Hungarian troops.

Armoured trenches were designed for soldiers on their knees with a covering force capable of resisting fusillades.

The other fundamental function of the covered trenches was to guarantee the protection of observers who followed the events along the front combat line.

Photographers and artists would observe the slightest change along enemy lines, supplying Headquarters with the latest developments in the enemy’s situation.