23 dic 1943 anni - The Battle of Ortona begins

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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.
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