Battle of Ortona
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The Battle of Ortona was a brutal, house-to-house engagement in December 1943 between Canadian and German forces in the Italian town of Ortona, often called “Little Stalingrad” for its intensity and high casualties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ortona canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Little Stalingrad ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canada
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaign | Winter Line operations ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
1st Canadian Division
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Canadian Infantry Division
German 1st Parachute Division ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Canadian War Cemetery at Ortona
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Ortona museum exhibits ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| conflictType | urban warfare ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the bloodiest battles for Canadian forces in Italy ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-12-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | advance toward the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| front | Adriatic front in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
close-quarters combat
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demolition of buildings ⓘ street fighting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualties
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house-to-house fighting ⓘ intense urban combat ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Loyal Edmonton Regiment
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ⓘ Seaforth Highlanders of Canada ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Ortona ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Christopher Vokes
ⓘ
Richard Heidrich ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied efforts to push north through Italy
ⓘ
Allied invasion of Italy ⓘ Spring 1945 offensive in Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Italian front operations
|
| place |
Pescara
ⓘ
surface form:
Ortona
|
| precededBy | Battle of the Moro River ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
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surface form:
Canadian infantry
Fallschirmjäger division ⓘ
surface form:
Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers)
|
| relatedTo |
Bernhardt Line
ⓘ
Gustav Line ⓘ |
| result | Canadian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-20 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Adriatic Sea port ⓘ |
| tacticUsed | mouse-holing ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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