Battle of Ortona - Images

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  • Infantrymen of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment advance with Sherman tanks of the Three Rivers Regiment

  • Canadian rifleman, December 1943, Ortona, Italy.

  • German corporal killed during fighting against the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Ortona, Italy.

  • Ortona War Cemetery, This cemetery contains 1,615 burials; 52 are unidentified by name. Number of graves: Canada 1,375, United Kingdom 169, New Zealand 42, South Africa 16, India 5, Australia 4, Other Allied 2. Entirely unidentified 2.

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