Key Information
Reference code
ALLFREY 4/8
Title
Account of 1 Canadian Division operations at Ortona, Feb 1944
Date(s)
- 1944 Feb 16 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
20pp
Scope and content
An account of the tactics and weapons employed by 1 Canadian Div in a battle against German Parachute troops in Ortona, Italy, and the lessons learned about large-scale street fighting. 20pp, with illustrations including an aerial photograph of Ortona.