The Italian Stalingrad

January 21, 2023 00:45:13
The Italian Stalingrad
Urban Warfare Project
The Italian Stalingrad

Jan 21 2023 | 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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