The Lost Mountaineers

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The Lost Mountaineers is a historical documentary film directed by Andrea Andreotti and Diego Busacca.[1][2] The documentary focuses on the death of 25 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division who drowned at Lake Garda on the night of 30 April 1945 when their amphibious craft (DUKW) sank. It explains who the 10th Mountain Division were and chronicles the last days of actions for the 10th Mountain Division and the build-up to the disaster.[3][4][5] [6] [7]

Synopsis[edit]

The documentary details the events surrounding the loss of these 25 men whose bodies were never recovered, despite the efforts of the US Army. Their names were therefore added to the list of World War II Missing in Action (MIA).[8]

It recounts the search for the DUKW and successive missions to survey the area and a mini submarine mission at Lake Garda.[9][10]

The documentary was made by the Italian nonprofit association Fondazione Museo storico del Trentino (FMST).[11] The Association Benàch, a WWII history group based in Torbole, Lake Garda played a fundamental role in the research and search for the DUKW and worked closely with the FMST on this documentary.[12]

The Italian version of The Lost Mountaineers premiered on October 8, 2023, in the Italian language version.[13]

The FMST and the Association Benàch are still raising money to complete the English language version. Val Rios, Former President of the 10th Mountain Division Descendants and Friends, endorsed their campaign in an open letter in the 10th Mountain Division online newspaper Blizzard.[14]

Awards[edit]

Critically acclaimed, The Lost Mountaineers received the Special Mention by the Jury and won the Audience Award out of the 62 films shown at the RAM Film Festival, on October 8, 2023.[15][2][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DOMENICA 8 OTTOBRE". ramfilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "Torbole, il naufragio del Dukw raccontato nel docufilm "The lost Mountaineers" - Riva - Arco | l'Adige.it". l'Adige. October 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Memorial set for 25 WWII US soldiers lost in Italian lake". AP News. April 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Lost DUKW of Lake Garda".
  5. ^ "Italian volunteers find U.S. Army DUKW 67 years later". www.army.mil.
  6. ^ "Monument Details". www.uswarmemorials.org.
  7. ^ Magazine, Military Vehicles (May 27, 2020). "U.S. Army DUKW found 67 years later". Military Trader/Vehicles.
  8. ^ Parareda, Carme; Fores, Pere; Phaneuf, Brett A.; Soreide, Fredrik; Previdi, Antonella; Appleby, Ben; Miorelli, Aldo (2019). "The Search for Fallen Heroes, Lake Garda, Italy". OCEANS 2019 - Marseille. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1109/OCEANSE.2019.8867464. ISBN 978-1-7281-1450-7. S2CID 204700593.
  9. ^ "Archive - Italy - Lake Garda".
  10. ^ "Mini submarine to survey WWII site at Lake Garda". www.italianinsider.it.
  11. ^ "film e documentari da tutto il mondo | RAM film festival | Fondazione Museo Civico Rovereto". openlab.fondazionemcr.it.
  12. ^ "Un Docufilm sulla 10th Mountain Division". June 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "DOMENICA 8 OTTOBRE | RAM film festival | Fondazione Museo Civico Rovereto". www.ramfilmfestival.it.
  14. ^ "BLIZZARD_July 2023.pdf". Google Docs.
  15. ^ "Premiato il film trentino "The lost mountaineers"". TrentoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  16. ^ "film "The lost Mountaineers"". archeologiavocidalpassato.
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