Ortona (79 page)

Mercer, Capt. Alan W.,
138
,
243
–44,
257

Merry, CSM Nelson,
126

Middleton, Lt. Fred,
308

Middleton, Lt. Tom,
308

Milan,
36

Mills, Dr. Frank,
146
,
290
–91

Mills, Maj. J.P.C.,
228

mines

Schützenmine (S-mine),
94

Teller,
138
,
258

Mitchell, Maj. George,
203
–4,
220

Mitchell, Capt. Sandy,
320

Modena,
36

Molise province,
43

Montgomery, General Bernard Law,
4
,
14
,
19
,
29
,
51
,
326
,
377

leaves Eighth Army,
339
–40

plans breakthrough to Rome,
15
–16

promises “colossal crack,”
9
–10

response to Moro River crossing,
156

sets Ortona as objective,
30
–32

urges Vokes to haste,
188
–90

visits Vokes's HQ,
214

Montreal
Gazette
,
189

Morgan, Lt. H.G.,
358
–59

Morning Glory,
225
–32,
273

Moro River,
4
,
26
,
37
,
56
,
112
,
173
–75,
197
,
226
,
369

1 CIB operations north of,
177
–78,
181

90th's casualties at,
159
–60,
366

battle's effect on divisional cohesion,
364

Canadian deployment before,
26
,
29
–31,
33
–35,
52
–53,
61

first assault on,
65
–110

German line at,
16
–17,
44
,
47
,
49
,
51
,
115

media and,
189
,
346

ramifications of The Gully on,
166
–67

RCR north of,
216
,
232

second assault on,
119
–55

secured,
155
–57

today,
374

Moro River Canadian Cemetery,
373
–74

Morrison, Tpr. J.,
331

Mottl, Sgt. J.,
245

Mount Etna,
13

Mount Seggio,
13

mouse-holing,
285
–87,
301
–2,
343

Mowat, Lt. Farley,
52
,
66
,
69
,
99
,
276

Munro, Ross,
289

Mussolini, Benito,
37
,
40
–41,
289

Nebelwerfer,
114

Nelson, Maj. Gerry,
233

nepadrine,
56

New Coastal Highway,
16
,
175
,
190
,
241
,
351
–52

New York Telegraph
,
189
,
289

New York Times
,
189

Nolan, A/CSM Bill,
112
–13

Ogilvie, Maj. William,
121

Old Coastal Highway 16,
21
,
29
,
96
,
326

O'Neill, Pte. G.E.,
342

Operation Raincoat,
15

Orange Blossom,
225
–28,
232
–34

Orsogna,
156
,
238

Ortona,
ix
,
4
,
43
,
97
,
155
–56,
182
,
293
,
341
,
354
,
369

“angels of,”
291

assault on planned,
238

battle's last stage,
343
–48

becomes the objective,
30
–31

Canadian casualties in,
363
–64

Canadian looting in,
350
–51

Canadians attack,
241
–46

cathedral destroyed,
247

Christmas dinner in,
322

civilians return to,
357
–58

Comfort describes,
122

Dec. 22–23 fighting in,
278
–90

Dec. 24 fighting in,
300
–14

Dec. 26 fighting in,
328
–34,
338
–39

Dedscribed,
36
–40

early stage of battle for,
251
–74

flame-thrower used in,
324

German behaviour in,
221
–22

German casualties in,
366
–67

Germans commit to defend,
239
–41

Germans fear loss of,
212

Germans occupy,
43
–48

Germans prepare to defend,
222
–23

Halton tours,
349
–50

King Vittorio Emanuele II escapes from,
42

Lemelsen's lament,
326

outflanking considered,
84
,
102

paratroopers sent to,
160
–63,
197
,
200

PPCLI objective in,
168
,
175
–76

press attention on,
189

RCR attack toward proposed,
232

today,
373
–82

visible from Moro River,
17
,
35

Ortona-Orsogna lateral road,
175
,
225
–27,
229
,
238
,
241
,
255
,
277
,
379

attack on from Villa Rogatti advocated,
102
,
108

as offensive objective,
35
,
84
,
136
,
143
,
156
,
165
–66

R22e closes,
208
–11

as R22e's first objective,
205

as target of raids,
178
,
187
,
193

Ottawa Citizen
,
189

Palmer, Pte. Charles,
126

Pangman, Lt. Col. John E.C.,
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,
356
,
358

Parma,
43

Paulus, Generalfeldmarschall Friedrich,
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Pelletier, Helene,
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–3

Pemberton, Sgt. Gordon,
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–50

Penhale, Brig. Howard,
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Pescara,
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,
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,
36
,
42
–43,
162
,
240
–41,
269
,
271
,
304
,
377

Pétain, Gen. Henri Philippe,
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PIAT (“Projector Infantry Anti-Tank”) operation described,
87

use at Casa Berardi,
206
–7

Pickering, Lt. Jack,
316
–17,
354
–55

Point 59,
352
–53,
356
,
359
,
367
–69,
377

Ponsford, Sgt. Maj. George,
110

Porta Caldari,
41

Powers, Lt. Bill,
298

Price, Cpl. Thomas James,
139

Quayle, Lt. Jimmy,
133
–34,
151
–54,
234
–36,
318
–19

quinine,
55
–56

Rankin, Pte. Harry,
24
,
286
–87

Rattray, Pte. C.G.,
265
–66

Rau, Tpr. A.J.,
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Regalbuto,
242

Reggio,
36

Reid, Charlie,
274

Riccio River,
272
,
351
–52,
354
–55,
367

Richard, Lt. Marcel,
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–6,
208

Richards, Lt. Jerry,
9
–15,
29
,
32
–33,
53
,
104
–9,
146
–47

Riddell, Lt. W.,
86
–87

Robertson, Capt. R.F.S.,
78
,
89

Robinson, Lt. L.,
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Rocca San Giovanni,
146

Rome,
36
,
38
,
41
–42,
50
,
188
,
326
,
366
,
377
–78

as Montgomery's main objective,
10
,
15
–16,
30
,
31

Romkey, Lt. G.E.,
187
,
225

Rousseau, Sgt. J.P.,
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–7

Royal Canadian Avenue,
216
,
297

Ruckdeschel, Leutnant,
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–91

Saint Mary Magdalene,
39

Saint Thomas,
38
,
247

San Apollinare,
175

San Donato,
37
,
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–97,
110
,
113
,
130
–31,
157
–58,
216
,
288
,
376

Sangro River,
46
,
48
,
146
,
157
,
161
,
175
,
200
,
291
,
377

3 CIB stranded south of,
34
–35

battle for,
14
–17

bridge washed out,
30

Canadian move to,
9
,
20
–22

crossing of,
25
–29

San Leonardo,
x
,
37
,
108
,
165
–68,
214
,
216
,
236
,
241
,
274
,

as 3 CIB HQ,
204

as base for new offensive,
155
–57,
178
–79,
181
–82

becomes the objective,
32
,
35

capture of,
136
–43

first attack on,
65
,
70
–75,
92
–96,
101
–2

Highlanders' O Group near,
227

second attack on,
110
,
113
,
125
–28

RCR battalion parade near,
232

Regimental Aid Post (RAP) in,
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–171,
173

today,
375
,
376

San Nicola,
272
,
293
,
296
,
315
,
334
,
352

Santa Maria di Costantinopoli,
39
,
243
,
255
–56,
262
,
285
,
312
,
320
–23,
380

San Tomasso,
272
,
293
,
296
,
315
,
334
,
338
,
352
,
354
–55

San Vito Chietino,
x
,
26
,
30
,
37
,
53
,
274
,
287
,
306
,
312
,
359

as medical base,
145
–47,
290

and Moro River barrage,
121
–22

Sardinia,
48
–49

Sicily,
69
,
121
,
182
,
269
,
309
,
364

and 1st Parachute Division,
160
,
201

Baade commands withdrawal from,
212

campaign in,
52
–56,
58
–60

casualties since,
23
–24

Dougan wins Military Cross for,
303

German forces concentrated in,
41

German snipers in,
280
–81

invasion of,
13
,
17

and Montgomery,
10
,
29

strategy regarding,
4

Simard, Lt. F.,
257

Simms, Maj. Graeme,
191

Simonds, Maj. Gen. Guy Granville,
17

Smith, Sgt. Basil,
21
,
70
,
110
–12,
274
,
277

Smith, Lt. Don,
19
,
359
–60,
362
–63,
367
–69

Smith, Pte. Ernest “Smoky,”
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Smith, Maj. Herschell A.,
177
,
194
–97,
203
–5,
207
–11,
214
,
218
–19

Smith, Lt. J.B.,
237

Smith, Capt. Lloyd,
125
–26,
228
,
230

Smith, Chaplain Waldo E.,
148
,
179
–80

Smith, CSM W.C.,
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snipers, German/Allied tactics compared,
280
–83

Soley, Capt. Vic,
350

Springsteel, Pte. Elwyn R.,
19
,
253

Spry, Brig. Daniel Charles,
234
,
272
–73,
293
,
298
,
317
,
336

assumes 1 CIB command,
232

and RCR attack toward San Leonardo,
131
–34,
145
,
148
–49,
151

Stalingrad, Battle of,
48
,
272
,
283
,
289
,
313
,
347

Steenhoff, Tpr. G. B.,
242

Sten submachine gun,
24

Sterlin, Lt. Mitch,
132
–35,
151
–54,
232
–34,
236
,
374
,
376