dec 23, 1943 - The Battle of Ortona begins
Description:
The Battle of Ortona was one of many battles fought in Italy. The purpose of capturing this city was to establish a new front in southern Europe. Doing this was not easy though, fighting would ensue for eight days. In this eight-day span, roughly 2,300 Canadian soldiers were killed in the fighting.5.
Image source: http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2015/12/21/history-dec-21-1943-canada-and-the-bloody-battle-for-ortona/
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Date:
dec 23, 1943
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~ 81 years ago