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Ortona es una localidad de 23.603 habitantes 3 en la provincia de Chieti en los Abruzos, situado bajo una colina en el litoral adriático a unos 22 km al sur de Pescara . Historia. La fundación de la localidad es incierta.
- Batalla de Ortona
La batalla de Ortona (20–28 de diciembre de 1943) 1 fue una...
- Batalla de Ortona
Official website. Ortona ( Abruzzese: Urtónë; Ancient Greek: Ὄρτων, romanized : Órtōn) is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo, with some 23,000 inhabitants. In 1943 Ortona was the site of a bloody battle, known as "Western Stalingrad ".
Ortona, town, Abruzzi region, central Italy, on a promontory 230 feet (70 m) above sea level, on the Adriatic coast, about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Pescara. An ancient settlement, it was placed by the 1st-century-bc Greek geographer Strabo and the 1st-century-ad Roman scholar Pliny the Elder.
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Ortona (fino al 1938 conosciuta anche come Ortona a Mare, Urtónë in abruzzese) è un comune italiano di 22 101 abitanti della provincia di Chieti in Abruzzo. La storia antichissima della città risale al popolo dei Frentani , che usava lo scalo commerciale come principale fonte economica del territorio.
The Battle of Ortona (20–28 December 1943) was fought between two battalions of elite German Fallschirmjäger from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich, and assaulting Canadian troops from the 1st Canadian Infantry Division under Major General Christopher Vokes.
- 20–28 December 1943
- Canadian victory, Allied forces continue advance into the Italian Peninsula
La batalla de Ortona (20–28 de diciembre de 1943) 1 fue una batalla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en la que dos batallones de Fallschirmjäger ( paracaidistas) de élite de la 1.ª División Paracaidista alemana bajo el mando del teniente general Richard Heidrich se enfrentaron a tropas canadienses de la 1.ª División de Infantería canadiense bajo e...
Ortona is a deep-water port town dominated by a striking castle. It was the site of a particularly fierce battle between German and Allied, mostly Canadian, troops. The battle was dubbed "Little Stalingrad because of its close-quarters combat and high death-toll. Explore Ortona.
