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Hand grenade thrower on the Isonzo Front, photo taken on 10 September 1917

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    An Effective Addition: Hand Grenades and Mortars

    Hand grenades, mortars and howitzers were particularly used when the enemy could not be hit with direct fire. Despite the fact that the military knew of this area of application the industrial production in the Austro-Hungarian Empire of this weapon only began one year after the beginning of the war.