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Canada at War, Part 7: Road to Ortona
July 1943 - January l944. The objective at last--Fortress Europe. The Canadian 1st Division, flanked by the British and Americans, pushes into Italy. Italians surrender but the Germans resist. Ortona, a 15th-century town, riddled with bullets and grenades, is taken by Canadians in fierce and costly street fighting.
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Canada at War1962 13 filmsFrom the depressed thirties to the war-torn forties -- a time of testing and trial, of strength discovered and victory won. Here is Canada's story of World War II, as experienced by Canadians at home and on the battlefronts of the world. In thirteen half-hour films you re-live a vital era that changed the nation and the world.
July 1943 - January l944. The objective at last--Fortress Europe. The Canadian 1st Division, flanked by the British and Americans, pushes into Italy. Italians surrender but the Germans resist. Ortona, a 15th-century town, riddled with bullets and grenades, is taken by Canadians in fierce and costly street fighting.
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producerStanley ClishDonald Brittain
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executive producerPeter Jones
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scriptDonald Brittain
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editingJohn Kemeny
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sound editingKenneth Heeley-RayVictor Merrill
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re-recordingGeorge CrollTed Haley
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narratorBudd Knapp
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musicRobert FlemingEldon RathburnMaurice BlackburnKen Campbell
Ages 14 to 17
School subjects
Students will study Canada’s role in liberating Italy, the difficulties and challenges participants faced (especially the role of army engineers in rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by retreating Germans). Students will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using contemporary footage to describe historical events. Questions about the reliability of sources, the role of government censors and contemporary emotions and biases could be discussed.
Canada at War, Part 7: Road to Ortona, , provided by the National Film Board of Canada