Memorial To The Battle of Ortona .... Sculpture at Toronto City Hall Commemorates Canadian Soldiers in World War II / Italian Campaign .... Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sculpture created - 2016 Artist - Ken Lum .... Sculpture commemorating more than 93,000 Canadians who fought in the Italian Campaign of World War II — an often overlooked but vital part of Europe’s fight for liberation from Nazi Germany. The battle referenced in the artwork - sculpture occurred at Christmastime in 1943, when the Canadian Forces in the Italian Campaign of World War II fought a fierce battle to liberate Ortona, Italy from Nazi Germany. An ancient town on the Adriatic Sea, the medieval rubble on the narrow streets of Ortona forced Canadians to street-fight and viciously smash through buildings to ultimately liberate the devastated town. During the liberation of Ortona, 2,300 soldiers were wounded and 500 were killed.
The sculpture depicts a 7-foot by 7-foot topographical map of Ortona illustrating the ruin and destruction the town endured during the battle, with each corner of the map guarded by figures of Canadian soldiers standing vigil.
Memorial To The Battle of Ortona .... Sculpture at Toronto City Hall Commemorates Canadian Soldiers in World War II / Italian Campaign .... Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sculpture created - 2016 Artist - Ken Lum .... Sculpture commemorating more than 93,000 Canadians who fought in the Italian Campaign of World War II — an often overlooked but vital part of Europe’s fight for liberation from Nazi Germany. The battle referenced in the artwork - sculpture occurred at Christmastime in 1943, when the Canadian Forces in the Italian Campaign of World War II fought a fierce battle to liberate Ortona, Italy from Nazi Germany. An ancient town on the Adriatic Sea, the medieval rubble on the narrow streets of Ortona forced Canadians to street-fight and viciously smash through buildings to ultimately liberate the devastated town. During the liberation of Ortona, 2,300 soldiers were wounded and 500 were killed.
The sculpture depicts a 7-foot by 7-foot topographical map of Ortona illustrating the ruin and destruction the town endured during the battle, with each corner of the map guarded by figures of Canadian soldiers standing vigil.