The Battle of Ortona | Urban Warfare in WW2 Italy

Between 20 and 28 December 1943, the idyllic Adriatic resort town of Ortona, Italy was the scene of some of the most intense urban combat in the Mediterranean Theater. Soldiers of the First Canadian Infantry Division fought German Falschirmjager for control of the city, the eastern anchor of the Gustav Line. The Army University Films Team is proud to present, The Battle of Ortona, as told by Major Jayson Geroux of the Canadian Armed Forces. #WW2 #BattleOfOrtona #UrbanWarfare #CanadianArmy #MilitaryHistory 47:40 Credits

Battle Of Ortona: The Bloodiest Fighting Of The Italian Stalingrad | War Story | War Stories
▶︎

Battle Of Ortona: The Bloodiest Fighting Of The Italian Stalingrad | War Story | War Stories

The Terrifying Reason Germans Hated Canada’s 1st Division
▶︎

The Terrifying Reason Germans Hated Canada’s 1st Division

Stalingrad: The Battle for the Martenovskii Shop | #ww2
▶︎

Stalingrad: The Battle for the Martenovskii Shop | #ww2

The bloody battle for Italy (Full WW2 Documentary)
▶︎

The bloody battle for Italy (Full WW2 Documentary)

Littorio Division – Lost at El Alamein, Never Forgotten
▶︎

Littorio Division – Lost at El Alamein, Never Forgotten

The Big Picture | Command Decision: Invasion of Southern France, 1944 (572)
▶︎

The Big Picture | Command Decision: Invasion of Southern France, 1944 (572)

Italian Stalingrad: How Canadian Forces Liberated Ortona | Greatest Tank Battles | War Stories
▶︎

Italian Stalingrad: How Canadian Forces Liberated Ortona | Greatest Tank Battles | War Stories

Battle of Vukovar Footage | 'Croatia's Stalingrad' | Croatian War of Independence Documentary (1991)
▶︎

Battle of Vukovar Footage | 'Croatia's Stalingrad' | Croatian War of Independence Documentary (1991)

COMBAT! s.2 ep.18: "The General and the Sergeant" (1964)
▶︎

COMBAT! s.2 ep.18: "The General and the Sergeant" (1964)

How Canadian Forces Turned The Tide Of WW2's Italian Campaign | War Story | War Stories
▶︎

How Canadian Forces Turned The Tide Of WW2's Italian Campaign | War Story | War Stories

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni 1951
▶︎

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni 1951

Execution Of Waffen-SS Commander Who Shot 97 British POWs at Le Paradis: Fritz Knöchlein
▶︎

Execution Of Waffen-SS Commander Who Shot 97 British POWs at Le Paradis: Fritz Knöchlein

Why Francis Sherman Currey Was The Scariest Soldier of WW2
▶︎

Why Francis Sherman Currey Was The Scariest Soldier of WW2

Battle of Poltava 1709 - Great Northern War DOCUMENTARY
▶︎

Battle of Poltava 1709 - Great Northern War DOCUMENTARY

Fire & Maneuver: How Suppressive Fire Works - Teaching Tactics
▶︎

Fire & Maneuver: How Suppressive Fire Works - Teaching Tactics

WW2 Luftwaffe Ace Flies RAF Spitfire For the First Time
▶︎

WW2 Luftwaffe Ace Flies RAF Spitfire For the First Time

The Battle Of Vimy Ridge: Canada's Finest Hour | Battle Of Vimy Ridge | Timeline
▶︎

The Battle Of Vimy Ridge: Canada's Finest Hour | Battle Of Vimy Ridge | Timeline

What German Paratroopers Admitted After Canadians Broke the 'Unbreakable' Line
▶︎

What German Paratroopers Admitted After Canadians Broke the 'Unbreakable' Line

Hitler's Baby Division: Fanatical Child Soldiers in World War II
▶︎

Hitler's Baby Division: Fanatical Child Soldiers in World War II

How One Sherman Crew Killed Wittmann — The Tank Ace Hitler Couldn't Replace
▶︎

How One Sherman Crew Killed Wittmann — The Tank Ace Hitler Couldn't Replace