Italian Campaign: Canada and the Battle of Ortona

& Canada’s D-Day Dodgers 1943 - 1944 The Italian Campaign J. Marshall 2007

Outline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1) Training in England ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3) Ortona, Italy Dec 20 -28, 1943 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Cdn Infantry Division ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Brigade of the WEST

[object Object],The Approach: Dec 21, 1943

Tactics: ,[object Object],Every window is a possible risk for the attackers. In towns, the defenders have a HUGE advantage.

KILLING ZONE Command-detonated Booby Traps Note : interlocking arcs of fire

The Infantry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WW2 soldiers were even more encumbered than those in WW1, even though the battles were far more mobile!

Prep for Battle: ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Threats: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ortona, 1943

Pte Boyd: 49 L Edm R ,[object Object]

Tactics: armour support ,[object Object]

Close Support of the Infantry ,[object Object]

Using the 6 lb Anti-tank Gun ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],PIAT: Projector Infantry Anti-Tank

Canadians inspect a captured belt fed MG 34 - at 900 rpm/15 rps its rate of fire was superior to the magazine fed British Bren Gun. mouse holes?

Many civilians did not leave prior to the attack ,[object Object]

Lead-up to Christmas Eve ,[object Object],[object Object]

C h r i s t m a s, 1943 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Church of Santa Maria di Constantinopoli ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Utter Destruction Canadian soldiers experienced a high rate of “battle shock” during this operation and morale suffered due to the high casualty rate. “ Everything before Ortona was a fairy tale”: General Chris Volkes

After Ortona: the road to Rome

4. North-West Europe ,[object Object],[object Object]

Ortona Conclusions = Must Knows: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Italian Campaign: Canada and the Battle of Ortona

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