Ortona at 80
Between 20 and 28 December 1943, the idyllic Adriatic resort town of Ortona, Italy was the scene of some of the most intense combat in the Mediterranean Theater. Soldiers of the First Canadian Infantry Division fought crack German Fallschirmjäger for control of the city, the eastern anchor of the Gustav Line.
It would be the most significant urban combat seen by the Canadian Army in Italy during WWII, and is still treated as a case study today.
Canadian Armour Passing Through Ortona, by Dr. Charles Comfort. Canadian War Museum (CN 12245).
The Army University Films Team is proud to present, The Battle of Ortona, a detailed 50-minute doc on the battle as told by Major Jayson Geroux of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Enjoy!