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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Ortona was a vicious battle between German and Canadian forces in 1943. The battle started officially on the 20th of December, 1943 neaat German forces would retreat because of a high likelihood of them being cut off.
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| Partof | - the The Winter Line and the battle for Rome of the Second World War Italian Campaign
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| Commander | - Richard Heidrich
- Chris Vokes
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| Caption | - Canadian Armour Passing Through Ortona, by Charles Comfort. Canadian War Museum .
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| Result | - Canadian victory
- Canadian Victory
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| abstract | - The Battle of Ortona was a vicious battle between German and Canadian forces in 1943. The battle started officially on the 20th of December, 1943 neaat German forces would retreat because of a high likelihood of them being cut off. Ortona was valuable to the Allies because it was port and the city was not as severely damaged by bombing as others. If it were to be captured, Allied forces would not have to have their supply lines running all the way from Taranto. Ortona was part of a series of cities included in the Allied offensive on the German Winter Line which lasted largely from late 1944 to mid 1944. The fortifications were east of the Apennine Mountains with the offensive starting when the allies crossed the Sangro River to the south. The combat inside the city was so fierce, it was nicknamed "Little Stalingrad". By the end of the battle, around 1,200 Canadian troops had been killed and about 200 German troops had been killed.[citation needed]
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