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    Ortona (Abruzzese: Urtónë; Ancient Greek: Ὄρτων, romanized: Órtōn) is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of...
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    The Battle of Ortona (20–28 December 1943) was fought between two battalions of elite German Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) from the German 1st Parachute...
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    in Kerala State) in AD 52. In 1258, some of the relics were brought to Ortona, in Abruzzo, Italy, where they have been held in the Church of Saint Thomas...
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  • Ortona is a town and municipality in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Ortona may also refer to: Ortona Lighthouse, in Ortona, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Basilica of...
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    The Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo ("St. Thomas the Apostle"), also Ortona Cathedral (Italian: Basilica-Concattedrale di San Tommaso Apostolo; Duomo...
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    Ortona Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Ortona) is an active lighthouse located in Ortona on the Adriatic Sea. The lighthouse was built in 1937 and consists...
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    port of Ortona. The defensive Gustav Line was established by the Germans at Ortona, extending towards Cassino on the opposite side of Italy. Ortona offered...
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  • Ortona, subtitled "A Game of the Advance in Italy, December 1943", is a board wargame published by Simulations Canada in 1983 that simulates the Battle...
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  • The Ortona Prehistoric Village is an archaeological site adjacent to the community of Ortona in northeastern Glades County, Florida, north of the Caloosahatchee...
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    the line was held by the coastal town of Ortona, captured by Canadian forces in the fierce Battle of Ortona in December 1943 which became known as "the...
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     FL-19, "Ortona Lock, Caloosahatchee River, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Ortona, Glades County, FL" HAER No. FL-19-A, "Ortona Lock...
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    Ortona is an unincorporated area and a populated place in Glades County, Florida. One of the area's attractions is the Ortona Indian Mound Park, which...
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  • Ortona was a town in ancient Latium in central Italy. Livy records that in 481 BC the Aequi laid siege to Ortona. Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2:43 v t e...
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  • Egidio Ortona (16 September 1910 – 10 January 1996) was an Italian diplomat whose career spanned the years 1931 to 1975. He was the Permanent Representative...
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    Ortona Mine and Battery is a heritage-listed mine at Forsayth-Agate Creek - Ortona (Iona) Station Road, Gilberton, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia...
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  • Argyroeides ortona is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Ecuador. Savela, Markku (December 25...
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    Castello aragonese (Italian for Aragon Castle) is a Renaissance castle in Ortona, Province of Chieti (Abruzzo). The first building dates back to 1492. The...
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    Paolo Tosti (category People from Ortona)
    Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti KCVO (9 April 1846, Ortona, Abruzzo – 2 December 1916, Rome) was an Italian composer and music teacher. Francesco Paolo Tosti...
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  • coach, as well. For the 2013–14, Barać was the head coach for We're Basket Ortona of the Italian 3rd-tier Serie B. Barać was an assistant coach for Energa...
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    SS Arcadian (redirect from SS Ortona)
    by Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company as Ortona. She was renamed Arcadian when the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company acquired...
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    Castello di Ortona dei Marsi (Italian for Castle of Ortona dei Marsi) is a Middle Ages castle in Ortona dei Marsi, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo). Latini...
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    The Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Latin: Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that has existed under this...
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    of Ortona in 1943, the Canadian Army, which gave the tactic its name, used it to great effect, breaching the walls of buildings (houses in Ortona shared...
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    Interamnia and Teramne. Pinna (today Penne), Anxanum (Lanciano), Hortona (Ortona), Histonium (Vasto), Sulmona and Marruvium (San Benedetto dei Marsi) are...
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    Adriatic of province of Chieti (Abruzzo), is a 70-kilometer coast from Ortona to San Salvo, in Italy. It comprises a number of coves and reefs below the...
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    the Gustav Line was penetrated on the Eighth Army's Adriatic front, and Ortona was liberated with heavy casualties to Canadian troops, the blizzards, drifting...
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    Basilica in Chennai, India or in the Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in Ortona, Italy. By the 2nd century AD, association with the apostles was esteemed...
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    Tommaso Colonnello (Buenos Aires, September 9, 1896 – Ortona, Italy, June 20, 1975) was an Italian painter known particularly for paintings executed in...
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    Line Bari raid Winter Line Bernhardt Line Monte la Difensa San Pietro Moro Ortona Rapido Monte Cassino Anzio Cisterna Diadem Strangle Chesterfield Trasimene...
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    Perantuono, Carmine (27 July 2017). "In mostra l'arte di Tommaso Colonnello a Ortona". Rete8. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Wilhide, Elizabeth (26 October 2012)...
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