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Adriatic Coast – Ortona/Villa Grande

(NA 10214): German gunners score a direct hit on a house in Castel Frentano.

(NA 10366): Canadian infantrymen amid the devastation of Ortona.

(NA 10393): Men of the 49 Edmonton Regiment patrolling among the ruins of Ortona.

(NA 10402): A view of Ortona, with the sign ‘Ortona A Mare’ in the foreground.

(NA 12500): This may have happened to all the towns in Italy had she not capitulated. On first entering the town of Villa Grande, it is impossible to find the name of the town, as all signposts have been destroyed in the fighting. The town has no civilian population, and there is not a complete house standing.