Cima Palon, also called Monte Pasubio, is the highest peak of the Pasubio group of Little Dolomites in

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. It has an elevation of 2,239 metres. The Pasubio plateau is one of the most relevant Little Dolomites massifs, and it held a high strategic role during the Great War (1914-1918), since it represented the last defensive position of the Venetian Plain. It was the site of fierce mine warfare on the Italian Front. In May 1916, after the Austro-Hungarian ''Strafexpedition'', an Italian contingent was urgently transferred from the Isonzo Front and under the command of General Achille Papa, they stopped the Austro-Hungarian Army at Cima Palon. In 1917, a team of Italian miners built the Strada delle 52 Gallerie, the route of 52 tunnels, which leads from the base to the summit area of Monte Pasubio.

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{{reflist Mountains of Veneto Vicentine Alps Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Italy Military history of Italy during World War I