Calgary Highlanders,
13
Cape Breton Highlanders,
364
Carleton and York (C&Y),
19
,
362
â63,
379
delayed south of the Sangro,
34
drive toward Point 59,
356
,
359
â60
mop up north of The Gully,
238
mount final attack on Point 59,
367
â69
mount frontal assault on The Gully,
215
â17
and Orange Blossom friendly fire,
233
ordered to take Point 59,
352
Pangman relieved of command of,
358
throw back counterattacks,
214
and upper Sangro diversion,
16
,
28
Hastings and Prince Edward,
52
,
122
,
200
,
295
,
297
,
299
,
319
,
346
attack towards Riccio River,
272
â77
driven back by counterattacks,
213
first Moro River crossing,
67
â70
Highlanders' move through,
292
â93
and Moro River bridgehead,
102
,
109
â10,
135
,
143
â44,
149
â51,
153
,
160
,
175
,
238
move into Moro River line,
65
move to Sangro River,
21
and RCR pass through,
130
â31
second Moro River crossing,
97
â100
support C&Y Gully attack,
190
â92
and Tollo Road ridgeline,
278
Loyal Edmonton,
19
,
55
,
57
,
190
,
238
,
244
,
332
-34,
341
â43,
374
,
379
â81
advance to San Leonardo planned,
143
,
155
â56
attacks through PPCLI planned,
83
,
91
,
102
,
107
attacks toward Ortona,
241
â43
and battle aftermaths,
349
â52
breaks through to outskirts,
251
â55
Cape Bretoners reinforce,
364
Christmas of,
324
â25
Dec. 10 Gully attack,
167
â69,
171
â73,
215
â16
Dec. 22â23 fighting,
278
â290
Dec. 24 fighting,
301
â14
Dec. 26 fighting,
328
â30
house-to-house fighting starts,
265
â66
pushes into Ortona,
257
reserve at Villa Rogatti,
35
Stone's bold dash,
261
â65
strength of,
338
â39
and Vino Ridge,
165
â66,
176
,
184
,
190
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI),
xi
,
12
â13,
56
,
137
,
146
,
213
,
374
â75,
382
advances through Ortona,
351
â52
assigned Villa Rogatti attack,
35
,
65
,
67
battles for Villa Rogatti,
76
â91,
96
committed to Ortona battle,
345
â46
extends lines,
215
â16
on Moro River line,
32
moves to Moro River,
9
,
17
,
20
,
25
,
29
,
53
mules, use of,
70
ordered to withdraw,
107
â8
as Ortona reserve,
256
resupply of,
104
â7
at San Leonardo,
155
â56
in Villa Rogatti,
102
and Vino Ridge,
165
,
168
â72,
176
,
184
â85,
190
â91,
200
,
238
Royal 22e (Van Doos),
197
,
213
â14,
281
,
352
,
374
,
376
,
379
assault on Casa Berardi,
203
â11
captures Tollo Road crossroads,
358
delayed by Sangro bridge washout,
34
siege of Casa Berardi,
217
â21,
225
,
227
stalled at Riccio River,
355
â56
supports C&Y Gully attack,
190
and upper Sangro diversion,
16
,
28
Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR),
142
,
147
,
213
,
215
â16,
325
,
335
,
339
â40,
376
attacks toward San Leonardo,
113
â14,
125
,
127
â29,
130
â35,
144
â45,
148
â49
casualties of,
156
Christmas Eve attack,
297
â99
defence of Sterlin Castle,
150
â54
Orange Blossom,
225
â26,
232
â34
plans attack toward Riccio River,
272
relieves Highlanders,
346
takes Cider Crossroads,
235
â37
tries to relieve Highlanders,
296
â99,
318
â20
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada,
24
,
88
,
107
,
148
,
266
,
343
,
361
,
374
,
380
A company's raid,
192
,
194
â96,
205
attack toward Ortona,
238
,
241
,
243
â46
bury dead,
363
capture San Leonardo,
136
,
138
â43
casualties of,
155
â56
Christmas dinner
320
â23
Dec. 22â23 fighting,
278
â90
Dec. 24 fighting,
300
â313
enter Ortona,
255
â59
first attack on San Leonardo,
35
,
65
,
67
,
70
â75,
92
â96,
108
at La Torre,
215
â16
move to Moro River,
17
and Ortona aftermath,
350
â52
rescue Currie-Smith,
344
â45
and Vino Ridge,
165
,
169
â71,
175
â76,
178
,
185
â86
withdrawn from San Leonardo attack,
101
â4
West Nova Scotia,
200
,
208
,
211
,
217
,
352
attacks The Gully,
178
â81,
190
â92
effect of casualties on,
214
final attack on The Gully,
224
â25
and German counterattack,
183
â84
Gully flanking raid of,
186
â87,
192
â94
stuck south of Sangro,
34
and Upper Sangro diversion,
16
,
28
Other Units
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers,
71
,
137
,
251
,
257
,
275
3rd Field Company,
72
4th Field Company,
241
and “impossible bridge,”
101
â2,
108
and Moro River bridging,
32
,
35
,
93
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps,
146
Royal Canadian Artillery 1st Antitank Regiment (90th Battalion),
278
1st Field Regiment (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery),
114
,
122
,
157
,
178
,
181
â83,
191
,
203
,
218
â20,
227
,
374
2nd Field Regiment,
72
,
75
,
93
,
98
,
102
,
114
,
157
Saskatoon Light Infantry (SLI),
18
,
53
,
81
,
105
,
114
,
123
,
169
,
227
,
292
deploys on Moro River line,
32
resupplies Highlanders,
325
â26
unit described,
26
â27
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH
Desert Air Force,
10
Eighth Army,
4
,
26
,
44
,
50
,
180
,
260
,
262
,
339
â40,
366
,
377
â78
artillery tactics of,
67
and “colossal crack” plan,
9
â11
and German strategy toward changes,
162
and Moro River barrage,
115
,
157
mules, use of,
70
password protocol of,
105
Pescara-to-Rome attack strategy of,
15
,
30
â31,
188
â89
plans for Ortona port,
238
and snipers,
281
strength of,
268
â69
Divisions
2nd New Zealand,
15
â16,
30
,
340
8th Indian Division,
15
â16,
33
,
114
,
136
â37,
157
,
227
,
231
,
340
78th Infantry Division,
15
â17,
22
,
25
â26,
28
â29,
32
,
48
,
65
Regiments and Brigades
4th Armoured Brigade,
16
4th Royal Artillery Regiment,
114
44th Royal Tank Regiment,
76
â77
57th Field Regiment,
114
70th Royal Artillery Medium Regiment,
114
98th Army Field Regiment,
114
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers,
29
Royal West Kent Regiment,
108
UNITED STATES
82nd American Airborne Division,
41
GERMAN
1st Parachute Division,
315
1st Para Regiment at Point 59,
356
,
358
,
369
3rd Para Regiment,
160
,
161
,
197
,
200
,
268
,
275
,
312
4th Para Regiment,
313
casualties of,
366
â67
Dec. 22â23 fighting in Ortona,
279
â91
Dec. 24 fighting in Ortona,
303
â14
defends Casa Berardi,
205
â11
described,
160
â61
destroys Cattedrale San Tomasso,
246
Fretz joins,
199
â200
Illi's service in,
197
â99
initial defence of Ortona,
252
â74
relieves 90th,
200
â201
siege of Highlanders broken,
334
â39
snipers, use of,
282
â83
tactical doctrine of,
269
â70,
275
warned against looting,
350
withdraw from Ortona,
347
â48
withdraw from The Gully,
238
â41
26th Panzer Division,
16
26th Panzer Regiment,
89
â91
76th Panzer Korps,
51
,
201
,
212
,
338
,
347
90th Panzer Grenadier Division,
67
,
101
,
133
,
135
,
172
,
187
,
205
,
376
200th Regiment,
50
,
84
â85,
87
,
89
,
101
,
114
,
126
,
130
,
176
361st Regiment,
51
,
101
,
113
â14,
126
,
270
blamed by Kesselring,
211
â12
and boobytraps,
158
â59
casualties of,
101
,
365
â67,
269
â70
counterattack at Sangro River,
16
counterattack Hasty P's,
112