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Nazi Paratroopers Never Knew Canadians Would Turn Ortona into “Little Stalingrad” — Then 8 Days Ate the City Alive…

In December 1943, German Fallschirmjäger units entered Ortona believing it would be a defensible stop along the Adriatic front. What they never anticipated was that Canadian infantry would transform the medieval town into what soldiers on both sides would later call “Little Stalingrad.”

This documentary reconstructs the eight brutal days of urban combat that consumed Ortona street by street, house by house. Canadian troops adapted rapidly to the dense rubble, introducing close-quarters tactics that erased the advantages of elite German paratroopers trained for mobility and precision. Walls became entrances, stairwells became kill zones, and every room turned into contested ground.

German commanders underestimated the psychological and tactical shift unfolding inside the city. As artillery pulverized centuries-old stone and casualties mounted, the battle ceased to resemble conventional warfare and became a grinding test of endurance, improvisation, and morale. By the time the Germans recognized the scale of the disaster, Ortona was already devouring both armies.

If you are interested in World War II urban warfare, the Battle of Ortona, Canadian Army operations in Italy, Fallschirmjäger combat doctrine, house-to-house fighting, and psychological collapse in prolonged battles, this film delivers a raw, non-romanticized analysis of one of the war’s most overlooked urban infernos.

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