While Ortona is known as a legendary 1943 Second World War battle for the Christmas dinner Canadian troops enjoyed and the ingenious tactic they used to capture the town, a forgotten detail is how ...

Ortona, Italy, 1944: Canadian troops arrive after a hard-fought battle for the Adriatic port city. The conflict is known as 'Little Stalingrad' for its fierce house-to-house combat and high death ...

I’ve been to many Canadian war cemeteries but Ortona’s was more powerful than I expected Craig Gibson Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published November 8, 2022 Updated November 9, 2022 ...

Eighty years ago, as some Canadian troops enjoyed a Christmas dinner that included roast pork, vegetables and beer at a church in Ortona, Italy, their fellow troops were busy fighting nearby in the ...