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Old October 22nd, 2005, 08:50 PM
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Sorry to bring back a very old thread to life, but rather then starting a new topic, here are some video's of the Battle for Ortona, "Canada's Stalingrad."

http://www.wwii.ca/video/Ortona.mov
Video Battle of Ortona, from Canadian Army Newsreel 24, 1944, 7 min 15 s. National Archives of Canada.

http://www.wwii.ca/video/seaforthshonourtheirdead.ram
Canadian Army Newsreel. The Seaforth Highlanders hold a service honouring their dead after the battle of Ortona. (Runs 1:17)

http://www.wwii.ca/video/returntoortona.wvx
David Halton, son of Matthew Halton, and a group of Canadian veterans write the final chapter in the Battle of Ortona. (TV; runs 25:49)

The last one is a must see if you are interested in this battle.

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