- inhabitants. In 1943
Ortona was the site of the
bloody Battle of
Ortona,
known as "Western Stalingrad". A
patron saint of
Ortona is
Saint Thomas the Apostle...
- The
Battle of
Ortona (20–28
December 1943) was
fought between two
battalions of
elite German Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) from the
German 1st Parachute...
-
Ortona is a town and muni****lity in Chieti, Abruzzo,
Italy Ortona may also
refer to:
Ortona Lighthouse, in
Ortona, Chieti, Abruzzo,
Italy Basilica of...
- port of
Ortona. The
defensive Gustav Line was
established by the
Germans at
Ortona,
extending towards C****ino on the
opposite side of Italy.
Ortona offered...
- in
Kerala State) in AD 52. In 1258, some of the
relics were
brought to
Ortona, in Abruzzo, Italy,
where they have been held in the
Church of
Saint Thomas...
- The
Basilica of San
Tommaso Apostolo ("St.
Thomas the Apostle"), also
Ortona Cathedral (Italian: Basilica-Concattedrale di San
Tommaso Apostolo; Duomo...
-
Ortona Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di
Ortona) is an
active lighthouse located in
Ortona on the
Adriatic Sea. The
lighthouse was
built in 1937 and consists...
- the line was held by the
coastal town of
Ortona,
captured by
Canadian forces in the
fierce Battle of
Ortona in
December 1943
which became known as "the...
-
Ortona,
subtitled "A Game of the
Advance in Italy,
December 1943", is a
board wargame published by
Simulations Canada in 1983 that
simulates the Battle...
-
Egidio Ortona (16
September 1910 – 10
January 1996) was an
Italian diplomat whose career spanned the
years 1931 to 1975. He was the
Permanent Representative...
