how did the Battle of Ortona happen
Battle of Ortona It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during Bloody December . The battle, known to those who fought it as the Italian Stalingrad for the deadliness of its close-quarters combat, took place in the small Adriatic Sea town of Ortona, with its peacetime population of 10,000.he Canadians faced elements of the renowned German 1st Parachute Division. These soldiers were battle-hardened after many years of war, and were ordered by Adolf Hitler to defend Ortona at any cost.