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1917
December
12
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment
On the night of 12/13 December 1917 a train carrying French soldiers on leave from Italy derailed and burned in the Alps. At least 425 men died.
30
French retake Monte Tomba
On 30 December 1917 the French 47th Division took the Monte Tomba ridge above the Piave, with over 1,500 prisoners. It was the first French attack in Italy.