ORTONA 1943: A BLOODY CHRISTMAS - TRAILER

[The11Mat]

How can we buy it in Canada ?

[Vestolord]

Who the fuck Dislikes this?? WTF is wrong with you!! i outta beat the shit out of you ppl for Disliking this Video SOBS! our Grand Fathers fought and some died for our freedom! and freedom for others!

[sdcinematografica]

Si, è disponibile in dvd distribuito da Medusa oppure acquistabile sul nostro sito sdcinematografica.it

[EMYMAXIMUS]

C'e' una versione in italiano di questo documentario?

[Litterboxer529]

My great-uncle fought at Ortona, 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. He died a few years ago, and I only heard him talk about it once. All he told me was that it was like "Canada's Stalingrad." now I know why.

[kamokid36]

where do i find the whole video?

[sdcinematografica]

The documentary has been produced with the help of the Historical consultant Marco Patricelli that wrote a book on this battle published by UTET.

We strongly suggest to screen the whole documentary to understand better the "mystery" behind the battle.

Roberto Dall'Angelo - producer of the documentary

[raedenjay]

and did that german soldier just do a british salute?

[raedenjay]

the "information" in this video is so very very wrong.

[raedenjay]

it's an easy answer that's been known since they decided to attack ortona (which is why they did). it was a key port city on the east of italy. one of the few that had access to deep water. If the allies had Ortona they would be able to land allied ships there and bring supplies. That's the easy answer.. hah. not mysterious at all.

[aferguson1960]

The Russians used mouse-holing at stalingrad, to move around without being seen by the germans, but they were using it more defensively, than offensively, as the Canadians at Ortona. After stalingrad it was a common tactic used by both russians and germans in urban warfare.

The standard technique was to go from top to bottom, once in a set of connecting houses, clearing each house as you went. Very, very dangerous work and casualties were always extreme to both sides.

[aferguson1960]

the Canadians were the first western allies to use 'mouse-holing' (ie going through walls to enter a building or room, rather than using a door or window) but they didn't invent the technique, as is often told.

Mouse-holing dates back over 100 years and had been used in various conflicts where urban warfare took place. The Canadians may have re-invented it, as it really isn't all that hard to come up with...sort of common sense.

[devcelt]

Served with the Seaforth Highlanders in the 80's, use to help the original Quartermaster from Ortona to organize the annual dinner in the Officers Mess, sat and ate with Veterans from Ortona, the bell from the church of Ortona is in the mess....

[tenyardrambo]

does anyone have the link to this movie cuz i can not get that site to work

[MegaWolfgang]

I believe it was this battle where the Canadian infantry invented the tactic called Rat holing, One German prisoner was later heard to have said it caused them the town and he had wished they thought of it in Stalingrad.

[Number7smokesForEver]

@MegaWolfgang

Yes it is. Indeed Ortona is where the western Allies learned how to fight in an urban environment. Canadian veterans of the battle were sent to battle schools in England following the battle where they instructed pupils from all the Allied units that would take part in the invasion of Normandy. Trial and error - many costly mistakes but initiative once again won the day for the Canadians.

[KyoNingyo]

@MegaWolfgang

Close my friend,

It was called "mouse holing".

[paladin12122]

Hey I've been trying to find out how to join so I can watch this but I still don't know how. Can you help please?

[Waycool1]

I would like to view the documentary online but I need a log in? How do I get one?

[RazorCell7]

The Famous 1st Fallschirmjager Divison fought as brave as the Canadian Divisons fighting in Ortona many soldiers lied about there age to get in the Army cause they thought war was an adventure

many of them 16, 17

I wonder if they teach this in there history class in Italy? the battle of Ortona

cause they don't teach it in mine and I saw this Movie and now I can see why

these soldiers on both sides fought and gave everything for each other.. .

but for what cause?

[tonycellini]

I was born in Ortona Aug.19/1946. At the age

of 22 I came to Canada. Every time I see this

movie I cry. Among the 1300 civilian that lost

their life none of my family got hurt. Not the same for many others. As young boys we played among the ruins. I will never forget. Cellini

[17PEI17]

feb. 1 1999 german and canadian vets from the battle of ortona reconciled in the town of ortona

[tribe76]

a big greeting from Ortona to all family members of soldiers dead in our town because that absurd war.

can their rest in peace

[manfred898]

Fallschirmjager, the famous green berets? He means green devils, they never wore berets. I'm very interested in watching this, as I'm very interested in finding out more about the battle of ortona. Still, little mistakes like that make me wonder as to the accuracy of the information.

[sdcinematografica]

The historical research has been extremely accurate. 35mm footage has been restored in full HD. This documentary has been nominated at 2009 Banff World Television Awards in the category "History and Biography programs".

[LongliveSnak2e]

@manfred898 They did. Like the Panzers for a time wore pink piping on their berets, the German paras wore Green. After a few years, berets were informally discontinued.

[EnglishMut]

12TH Canadian armoured regiment..

[elmntx32]

Those bagpipes give me chills and that tombstone made me tear up. Sleep on dear son They battle has been won "Until We Meet Again" My Great Uncle drove tank here. He had his fingers shot off after he was exited his immobilized tank. He got them patched up and carried on the rest of the battle. Just amazing the struggles that both sides went through. R.I.P Dave and to those fallen Canadians and Germans.

[zdc70]

yes those headstones are still in Ortona 3km from the city centre in an area called San Donato

[zdc70]

Actually the Canadians blew the Church tower because the Germans were using it as an observation post for Artillery (I know this because I have seen the official report). The Loyal Edmonton Regiment blew up two houses on the 26th of Dec burying over 50 Germans in retaliation for the Germans setting charges in a house a burying Canadian Soldiers that day(one of the soldiers survived and was buried for 3 days) Its all in the war diaries at the Library and Archives of Canada.

[CanadaRocker11]

are those canadian headstones still in ortona?

[tenyardrambo]

@CanadaRocker11 yes on the outskirts

[russfromdodge]

@CanadaRocker11 Yes

[CanadaRocker11]

according to wikipedia, the canadians blew the tower in retaliaton for the germans blowing up a house with a bunch of canadians in it

[rumrich]

that is true. Those bastard blew up a house full of canadian Loyal Edmonton Regiment soldiers.

[Vestolord]

damn i am Canadian and it just pisses me off that theirs like no video or movies about the Canadians in ww2 and they don't even talk about it on TV too, that sucks my uncle fight in France and we did some pretty good stuff in the war!!!

[CanadaRocker11]

i no, we liberated holland and made a shit load of tanks for britain

[Vestolord]

yeah man we made the m1 rifle for the amercains!!

[transfattyacid13]

This movie was aired on TLC.

My grandpa was also in Three Rivers...I have all his 'letters home. Seems the boys really missed their 'maple syrup'...that was a big request around the time of Ortono. He said that most Italian towns were evacuated before the tanks rolled in and there was little interaction with the Italians until they reached Italy.

[transfattyacid13]

Woops...until they reached Rome.

[zdc70]

Does anyone no where I can find this documentary. I am an M.A Student doing my thesis on the Interactions between Canadian and Italians during and after the Battle of Ortona and would love to check it out

[Vestolord]

sweet stuff dude

[EnglishMut]

trois riviers 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment

what a fucking christmas my dear old grandpa.the scars these old canuckers have on there old beaten bodies and inside there deepest dreams. THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER.

[birretta85]

bello suggestivo, rievocazione storica!

[astertrip]

Grazie, in realtà si tratta di un documentario ad alto budget che andrà in onda su Rete 4 prossimamente, prodotto da SD Cinematografica, per la regia di Fabio Toncelli.

[birretta85]

lo seguirò con molto interesse! grazie

[birretta85]

ma poi è andato in onda il programma

[birretta85]

fammi sapere però quando sarà in onda! :'D

[sdcinematografica]

La rete ci ha informato che probabilmente andrà in onda questo autunno, ma non disponiamo ancora della data di messa in onda ufficiale... Spero di averla presto...

[efsmc]

appena sapete qualcosa potreste dirlo? grazie

[sdcinematografica]

Buongiorno. Con molto piacere le comunico che il documentario "Ortona 1943: un Natale di sangue" andrà in onda au RETE 4 il 20 dicembre 2009 alle ore 14:00.

[Number7smokesForEver]

Where would I be able to find this program?

[newfiekingpin]

i want to know to so damn hard to find any thing on ortona on here

[astertrip]

You will be able to buy the DVD in English or Italian, but it will be also aired on some of the most important broadcasters all around the world. Please let us know your country of origin to send you further details.

[Number7smokesForEver]

I am from Canada.

[Ronneh117]

why? it was a case of national pretige Canadians and germans on ground owned by neither competed for the title

[astertrip]

You will find the answers to this question i our documentary "Ortona 1943: a bloody Christmas". We are selling this documentary to the most important broadcasters all around the world. Please let us know you country of origin to receive further information about the channel in which it will be aired.

[antisbarbine]

bellissimo questo video!

[astertrip]

Grazie. Si tratta solo di un trailer di un nostro documentario che andrà in onda su Mediaset (rete 4) prossimamente.