Italian Stalingrad: The Battle of Ortona

May 14, 2021 00:45:13
Italian Stalingrad: The Battle of Ortona
Urban Warfare Project
Italian Stalingrad: The Battle of Ortona

May 14 2021 | 00:45:13

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Show Notes

In this episode, Canadian Army Major Jayson Geroux joins to discuss the 1943 Battle of Ortona. Sometimes called the “Italian Stalingrad,” the battle took place in the town of Ortona, on Italy's Adriatic coast, during World War II. Maj. Geroux walks listeners through the battle, which pitted a Canadian infantry brigade against German paratroopers, and highlights lessons from the fighting that should inform the way we think about urban warfare and the potential for peer conflict in dense urban terrain today.

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