Advancing on the Hitler Line: Army, Part 74
When General Harold Alexander issued orders for the spring offensive in Italy he instructed Gen. Mark Clark’s 5th Army to attack in the mountainous coastal
Terry Copp
January 9, 2008
When General Harold Alexander issued orders for the spring offensive in Italy he instructed Gen. Mark Clark’s 5th Army to attack in the mountainous coastal
PHOTOS: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA197636; W.H. AGNEW, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA136204 From top: A newly constructed bridge in Italy, May 1944; Cassino, Italy, May 1944.
PHOTOS: FREDERICK G. WHITCOMBE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA128977; R. NYE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA183870; FREDERICK G. WHITCOMBE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA167659 Clockwise from top: The
PHOTOS: ALEX STIRTON, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA201357; PA201776; PA177097 Clockwise from top: A Canadian tank kicks up the dust as it passes near Ortona, Italy,
PHOTO: TERRY F. ROWE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA-152839 Canadian soldiers eat Christmas dinner in Ortona, Italy, in December 1943. Most Canadians know very little about
PHOTOS: LT. TERRY ROWE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA116852; TERRY ROWE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA114030 Clockwise from top: Canadian infantry advance into Ortona, Italy, in December
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