Sterlin Castle,
133
â35,
151
â54,
216
,
376
Stone, Maj. Jim,
172
,
242
â43,
251
â54,
257
,
281
,
302
â3,
324
,
328
,
350
bold dash of,
261
â65
described,
167
on mouse-holing,
286
Strait of Messina,
212
Strickland, Gnr. Bill,
115
â16,
124
Stursberg, Peter,
121
Talbot, L/Cpl. Bill,
185
Taranto,
43
Taylor, Sgt. Bill,
355
Teece, L/Cpl. John H.,
103
Telford, Jack,
277
Termoli,
20
â21
Terry, Sgt.,
237
Thomas, Capt. Ernest “June” Webb,
176
â77,
185
â86,
204
,
243
,
288
â89,
308
â9,
311
â12,
321
,
328
â29,
343
commands Seaforth raid,
194
â96
Thompson, Cpl. N.K.,
126
Thomson, Lt. Col. Sydney W.,
194
,
196
,
216
,
244
,
246
,
320
,
322
,
330
,
343
,
346
assumes Seaforth command,
171
authorizes Christmas dinner,
312
confusion over orders to Thomas,
186
and Maj. Tom Vance's death,
307
â8
Toby, Dr. Bruce,
146
Tollo,
46
,
222
,
240
,
271
â72,
352
,
356
Tomasik, Cpl. George,
354
Torre Mucchia,
313
,
351
â52,
356
,
369
,
379
Triquet, Georges,
202
â3
Triquet, Louis-Desire,
202
Triquet, Capt. Paul,
202
â5,
207
â11,
214
,
217
â18,
281
,
374
,
376
Troy,
37
Tucci, Anna,
96
â97,
157
â58,
288
,
376
Turnbull, L/Cpl. Bill,
59
,
61
,
267
Turnbull, Cpl. Gord,
59
,
267
,
331
,
354
Turnbull, Cpl. Joe,
59
â61,
267
,
331
,
345
,
350
,
354
Turnbull, Peggy,
60
Tweedsmuir, Lt. Col. John,
66
Tyrrhenian Sea,
10
Vance, Maj. Tom,
71
,
73
â74,
307
â8,
374
Vasto,
21
Vatican City,
38
Villa Grande,
47
,
102
,
200
,
221
â22,
225
â27,
230
â31,
236
,
271
,
275
,
340
Villa Rogatti,
xi
,
65
,
67
,
96
,
104
,
137
,
374
â75,
378
battle for,
76
â91
exploitation through considered,
101
â2
PPCLI withdraws from,
107
â8
set as diversionary objective,
32
â35
Vino Ridge,
165
,
168
,
170
,
175
,
184
â86,
190
,
238
,
241
,
345
Vittorio Emanuele III,
41
â42,
44
Vokes, Maj. Gen. Chris,
14
,
69
,
78
,
113
,
115
,
143
,
173
,
205
,
293
,
367
analysis of tactics of,
377
â79
on battle casualties,
365
â66
Christmas message of,
327
continues Gully frontal attacks,
213
â17
Dec. 11 orders,
175
â78
decides on silent Moro River assaults,
67
decides to flank Ortona,
271
â72
describes soldiers,
22
gives 2 CIB chance to break off,
332
â33
makes Villa Rogatti primary objective,
101
â2
misjudges The Gully,
165
â66
orders 2 CIB attack toward Ortona,
237
â38
orders final Gully frontal attack,
234
â35
orders renewed San Leonardo attack,
136
â37
pressured by Monty,
188
â90
sets new strategy,
196
â97
strategy after Ortona,
351
â53
takes command of 1st Canadian Infantry Division,
17
told Villa Rogatti bridge not possible,
108
troops' opinion of,
18
â20
urged to haste by Allfrey,
32
Walker, Lt. Stan,
110
Walsh, Lt. Col. Geoff,
101
,
108
,
137
Ware, Lt. Col. Cameron Bethel,
67
,
76
â78,
86
â89,
104
,
137
,
168
â69,
172
,
176
,
216
argues for Villa Rogatti exploitation,
107
â8
crosses Moro River,
81
â83
Warner, Pte. Vic,
307
Wellburn, Sgt. Stan,
312
Wellesley, Arthur,
v
Wentzell, Generalmajor Fritz,
160
,
212
,
260
,
347
,
366
Westphal, General der Kavallerie Siegfried,
260
Wiley, Pte. Howard,
307
Wilkes, Chaplain Rusty,
148
Williams, Pte. R. J.,
351
Woods, Jimmy,
57
Wyman, Brig. Robert Andrew,
137
â38
Yearwood, CSM Cecil Napoleon,
150
York, Sgt. Alvin,
234
Young, Clayton,
274
Divisions
1st Canadian Infantry Division,
4
,
12
â13,
70
,
71
,
136
,
213
,
351
,
374
,
377
1st Parachute Division deployed against,
269
assembles south of Moro,
28
breaches Moro River line,
155
campaign effects on,
52
at Campobasso,
9
and casualties,
56
,
156
,
340
,
353
,
363
,
364
â65,
367
CBC and,
120
â21
Dec. 11 orders of,
175
Eighth Army HQ critical of,
188
general attitude regarding Hoffmeister,
18
Highlanders cut off from,
142
HQ plans after Casa Berardi,
237
â38
and medical units,
145
officers opinions of Vokes,
20
prior to Sicily,
3
â4
response to snipers,
281
5th Canadian Armoured Division,
373
Brigades
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade (1 CIB),
127
,
214
â15,
317
,
338
,
352
,
379
as base for cutting Ortona-Pescara road,
346
casualties of,
156
expands bridgehead,
102
fails to take San Leonardo,
136
â37
Kennedy seeks attack approval of,
69
mounts northeastern offensive,
271
,
273
,
293
,
297
moves into Moro River line,
28
â29,
65
Orders Group,
110
San Leonardo show,
113
2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade (2 CIB),
13
,
69
,
167
,
300
,
343
,
345
assigned Ortona assault,
237
â38
command of shifts to Hoffmeister,
17
â18
committed to Ortona battle,
271
Dec. 10 attack on The Gully,
166
â73,
215
effectiveness of after Ortona,
352
enters San Leonardo,
145
fails to capture Vino Ridge,
184
first Moro River attack of,
70
â96
and Hoffmeister's orders to Forin,
71
mired before The Gully,
177
mounts tank-supported assault on San Leonardo,
135
moves into Moro River line,
28
â29
moves west toward Villa Rogatti,
102
â4
in Ortona,
256
patrol reports of ignored,
175
patrols for crossings,
32
plans to seize Ortona-Orsogna lateral road,
165
prepares for night attack,
35
provides mortar support,
190
Vokes visits HQ of,
332
â333
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade (3 CIB),
178
,
190
,
217
,
224
,
356
,
358
Allard provides mobile HQ link to,
204
and Brig. Howard Penhale,
20
crosses Sangro,
146
ordered into battle,
175
and R22e strength,
197
stranded on Sangro southern shore,
34
â35
tasked to take Point 59,
352
and upper Sangro diversion,
16
withdrawal from upper Sangro,
28
Armoured Units
Canadian Armoured Corps 1st Canadian Army Tank (Armoured)
Brigade,
4
,
9
,
28
,
52
,
56
,
93
,
136
,
156
,
353
11th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Ontario Tanks),
177
,
187
,
192
â97,
214
,
219
,
224
â25,
316
,
359
â60
battle for Point 59,
367
â69
breakthrough to Highlanders,
335
â37
Maj. Smith's raid,
194
â96
supports Hasty P's,
274
â77
supports R22e,
205
â11
12th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Tanks),
148
,
329
,
345
,
374
Amazing
knocked out,
331
attacks toward Ortona,
241
â43
bombards Ortona castle,
344
in Dead Horse Square,
311
â12
Dec. 26 strength of in Ortona,
339
on edge of Ortona,
254
â57
fights in outskirts,
266
â67
provides firepower to 2 CIB in Ortona,
282
,
301
role in Stone's bold dash,
262
â65
supports Morning Glory and Orange Blossom,
226
,
228
â30,
233
â34
supports RCR,
235
,
Turnbull family's service in,
59
â61
14th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Calgary Tanks),
168
assigned to support Seaforths,
136
captures San Leonardo,
137
â43
casualties at Moro River,
156
â57
Germans fire on,
171
â72
supports Carleton and York Gully attack,
190
â91
supports Loyal Edmontons,
165
Infantry Battalions/Regiments
48th Highlanders of Canada,
271
â73,
277
,
352
,
363
attack Riccio River ridge,
292
â97
casualties of,
156
cross the Moro,
125
â28
and friendly fire,
142
,
233
,
354
â55
isolated inside German lines,
315
â19
and Morning Glory,
225
â31
plan for San Leonardo attack,
113
â14
and RCR attempts to relieve,
298
â99
ridge siege relieved,
334
â39,
346
SLI resupply,
325
â26
tasked with Morning Glory attack,
214
â15