Stalingrad Of The Adriatic: The Town (Part 4)
Summary
This episode of "We Have Ways of Making You Talk" covers the brutal Battle of Ortona, dubbed the "Stalingrad of the Adriatic," through the eyes of Canadian and German soldiers. Hosts Al Murray and James Holland recount harrowing accounts, including Farley Mowat’s traumatic encounter with a dying paratrooper and Major Alex Campbell’s death while charging machine guns. The narrative also features Siegfried Baer’s Christmas Day in the ruins and the strategic futility of the urban combat. The episode highlights the human cost of the fighting, contrasting moments of grim humor with the relentles…
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