Remember The Italian Campaign Essay
Owen Jones
May 13th, 2014
Mr. Heffernan
Y2 History
The Italian Campaign
In January 19431, Allied leaders gathered at the Casablanca Conference. After long meetings, they determined that after they had gained all of North Africa, the next step would be to rid the Axis forces from the Mediterranean. The largest target was Italy. The
Allied leadership named this operation the Italian Campaign. The goal was to get Italy out of the war and to draw German troops away from the Allied advance through Nazioccupied northern Europe aimed at Berlin, Germany. The Italian Campaign, from July
10, 1943, to May 2, 1945, was a series of Allied beach landings and land battles from
Sicily and southern Italy up the Italian mainland toward Nazi Germany.2 The …show more content…
One of the most difficult battles for the
Canadian troops was the The Battle of Ortona, 20-28th December 1943,13 was fought in the small town of that name, which is located on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. It was notable for the ferocity of the fighting which took place there, leading to the nickname 'Little Stalingrad '.14 Its narrow, rubble-filled streets limited the use of tanks and artillery.
This meant the Canadians had to engage in vicious street fighting and smash their way through walls and buildings—“mouseholing”, which involved blasting through a wall with explosives or even man-carried anti-tank weapons, then storming through the hole to take the enemy inside by surprise. The Canadians liberated the town on December 28 after more than a week of struggle. More than 2300 officers and Soldiers died in …show more content…
I found this source to be very useful, it had many helpful facts and focuses on the Canadian involvement in the war.
2. Mark Zuehlke, The Gothic Line: Canada 's Month of Hell in World War II Italy
(Douglas & McIntyre 2006)
Mark Zuehlke does a wonderful job of explaining in great detail the Canadian troop struggle in trying to break through the gothic line. In this 550 page book he talks of the many battles along the gothic line. The author has written many books based on Canadian involvement in WW2 and is very credible.
3. http://www.gothicline.org/inglese/offensiva/offensiva.htm ~ “Gothic Line - Linea
Gothica”, May 13th, 2014
In this website, an organization dedicated to examining the battle of the gothic line. It is extremely credible due to the author, an italian historian, who has dedicated most of his life to studying the gothic line. It has many facts and isn 't byast.
4. http://www.canadaatwar.ca/page30.html~ “WWII: The Liri Valley - Canada at War”,
Canada at War, May 13th, 2014
Canada at War is a website created to honor the memory and history of the Canadian military contribution in all armed conflicts since the First World War. Since it 's creation
May 13th, 2014
Mr. Heffernan
Y2 History
The Italian Campaign
In January 19431, Allied leaders gathered at the Casablanca Conference. After long meetings, they determined that after they had gained all of North Africa, the next step would be to rid the Axis forces from the Mediterranean. The largest target was Italy. The
Allied leadership named this operation the Italian Campaign. The goal was to get Italy out of the war and to draw German troops away from the Allied advance through Nazioccupied northern Europe aimed at Berlin, Germany. The Italian Campaign, from July
10, 1943, to May 2, 1945, was a series of Allied beach landings and land battles from
Sicily and southern Italy up the Italian mainland toward Nazi Germany.2 The …show more content…
One of the most difficult battles for the
Canadian troops was the The Battle of Ortona, 20-28th December 1943,13 was fought in the small town of that name, which is located on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. It was notable for the ferocity of the fighting which took place there, leading to the nickname 'Little Stalingrad '.14 Its narrow, rubble-filled streets limited the use of tanks and artillery.
This meant the Canadians had to engage in vicious street fighting and smash their way through walls and buildings—“mouseholing”, which involved blasting through a wall with explosives or even man-carried anti-tank weapons, then storming through the hole to take the enemy inside by surprise. The Canadians liberated the town on December 28 after more than a week of struggle. More than 2300 officers and Soldiers died in …show more content…
I found this source to be very useful, it had many helpful facts and focuses on the Canadian involvement in the war.
2. Mark Zuehlke, The Gothic Line: Canada 's Month of Hell in World War II Italy
(Douglas & McIntyre 2006)
Mark Zuehlke does a wonderful job of explaining in great detail the Canadian troop struggle in trying to break through the gothic line. In this 550 page book he talks of the many battles along the gothic line. The author has written many books based on Canadian involvement in WW2 and is very credible.
3. http://www.gothicline.org/inglese/offensiva/offensiva.htm ~ “Gothic Line - Linea
Gothica”, May 13th, 2014
In this website, an organization dedicated to examining the battle of the gothic line. It is extremely credible due to the author, an italian historian, who has dedicated most of his life to studying the gothic line. It has many facts and isn 't byast.
4. http://www.canadaatwar.ca/page30.html~ “WWII: The Liri Valley - Canada at War”,
Canada at War, May 13th, 2014
Canada at War is a website created to honor the memory and history of the Canadian military contribution in all armed conflicts since the First World War. Since it 's creation