The earliest submarines were designed, built, and used in that war by the United Kingdom, by France, by Italy, by Germany, and by Austria-Hungary.

This rediscovered memory, however, so far did especially focus on Austro-Hungarian land forces, and the War Navy, but did especially overlook submarines, which in WWI were used, for the first time, ending the traditional, absolute hegemony of surface fleets.Ĭiviltà Mitteleuropeapromotes an exhibit, curated by Alessandro Mlach, and consisting in more than 60 photographs and other informative material to remember Austria-Hungary’s SMU-Seine Maiest äts Unterseebooteand their courageous crews. A selection of 18 especially meaningful historical photos picked among the over 70 that were displayed is published on Il Corriere di Trieste at this LINK.Īs known, during WWI soldiers and sailors of all nations, languages, and faiths, from Trieste, Istria, and Dalmatia fought with loyalty, courage, and sacrifices for Austria-Hungary, together with the other people of that ancient and strong plurinational community of Mitteleuropa.Īfter WWI, memory of the faithfulness, dedication, and of the sacrifices of our soldiers and sailors was cancelled and denied by the nationalisms that ultimately resulted in a whole century of dictatorships, mourning, and unprecedented suffering, at the end of which that memory is now gradually returning, with its meanings and values. In June 2019 the Free Trieste Movement hosted in the club at the first floor of its piazza della Borsa 7 office the historical photo exhibit “1914-18: Trieste and Austria-Hungary’s submarines” organized by Civiltà Mitteleuropea and curated by Alessandro Mlach. Trieste: selection of 18 images from the photo exhibit about Austria-Hungary’s submarines

Picture of trieste submarine