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Agira Canadian War Cemetery
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Contrada Pennino Buterno, Agira, Sicily, Italy
Contrada Pennino Buterno, Agira, Sicily, Italy
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Agira Canadian War Cemetery - Roll Call
On July 30th, 2013, Operation Husky 2013 Founder, Stephen Gregory, along with 600-700 Canadians and Italians commemorated the sacrifices of Canadian fallen at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery. The ceremony consisted of wreaths from various regiments and organizations being placed at the central cenotaph. This was followed by a roll call where Stephen Gregory read out every man's name with a Canadian or Italian standing at each headstone shooting Present! Here! or Sir!We Will Remember
Agira Canadian War Cemetery - July 30th 2013
Special thank you to the Carabinieri for providing us with this incredible aerial footage.Please visit our website at operationhusky2013.ca and Facebook page at facebook.com/OperationHusky2013 for news and updates on our continuing project.
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Music: Dark Isle - Black Watch Pipes & Drums
Goldwing Veterans Day Ride: Canadian War Cemetery in Sicily
Created with Wondershare Filmora7 Gun Salute to all who gave the ultimate sacrifice, to all currently serving, and to all who have served.
Out on a day ride with Tony Perkins. Headed out to Centuripe and Agria, Sicily tracing the steps of military veterans and allies that helped change the course of World War II.
Today’s episode is dedicated to all who have served and to those who are currently serving…to the American forces and our allies…thank you for your service.
Tony and I both “Salute” you all.
The Battle of Centuripe was fought in August of 1943, as part of the Allied invasion of Sicily. During the campaign, Centuripe was a hill side town set on a very high rocky pinnacle and could only be approached by one steep and twisty road. Centuripe was the key to the entire Adrano position, the The British troops captured the town after heavy fighting and as a result caused the Germans to start contemplating abandoning Sicily altogether.
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On 10 July 1943, following the successful conclusion of the north African campaign in mid May, a combined allied force of 160,000 Commonwealth and American troops invaded Sicily as a prelude to the assault on mainland Italy. The Italians, who would shortly make peace with the Allies and re-enter the war on their side, offered little determined resistance but German opposition was vigorous and stubborn. The campaign in Sicily came to an end on 17 August when the two allied forces came together at Messina, but failed to cut off the retreating Axis lines. Agira was taken by the 1st Canadian Division of 28 July and the site for the war cemetery was chosen in September for the burial of all Canadians who had been killed in the Sicily campaign. Agira Canadian War Cemetery contains 490 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
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viaggiando in Sicilia, il cimitero canadese di Agira (EN) the Canadian War Cemetery in Agira
visita al cimitero canadese di Agira (EN)the Canadian War Cemetery in Agira
Stop 22: 1943 July 30, Canadians Buried at Agira
Archival footage of the Canadian War Cemetery near Agira with freshly dug graves, small crosses with the names of the fallen, and a large cross at the centre of the graveyard.Canadian War Cemetery Ortona, Italy
We visited Ortona, Italy in April of 2007. The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery is dedicated to those brave soldiers that died during the Ortona battle between 1943-1944 during World War Two.Subscribe to: Mom2Matt Plus3
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Music Universal Soldier by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Stop 22: 1943, July 30th Roll Call at Agira
An emotional roll call at the Canadian War Cemetery near Agira, Sicily, during Operation Husky 2013. The highlight of the 20-day trip involved more than 500 Canadians and Italians who stood at the graves of the fallen and answered on their behalf.Stop 20: 1943 July 28th - Canadian Guns Blast Agira
From a hilltop outside Agira, guns and artillery are fired by shirtless soldiers during the 1943 Operation Husky. After the barrage, Canadian soldiers march into the battered town and the clean-up of the streets begins.Operation Husky 2013 - Agira
While the Leonforte - Assoro battle raged, 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade advanced along the Dittaino Valley with the Carleton & York Regiment gaining this road late on July 22nd. In doing so, they relieved the British 231st Brigade (which was attached to the 1st Canadian Infantry Division) and enabled it to advance north on the road toward the next major Canadian objective Agira. On the evening of July 30th, the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada's pipe band played the retreat in this square. Hundreds of Sicilians turned out for the performance and the cathedral bells joined in. CBC reporter Peter Stursberg recorded the event. This was the first radio report from Sicily and the BBC broadcasted it worldwide.On July 10th 1943, Canadian soldiers landed at Pachino, Sicily, marking the beginning of the Sicilian Campaign. In honour of those who fought and those 560 Canadians who fell, we are organizing a memorial campaign for the operation's 70th anniversary. Our campaign begins on the beaches of Pachino on July 10th, 2013 and features two main ceremonies:
July 10th Pachino- A commemoration of the Allied landing in Sicily.
July 30th Agira -A morning roll call at the Canadian War Cemetery followed in the evening by a re-enactment of the famous concert by the Seaforth Highlanders Pipe Band in the Town Square.
In addition to the ceremonies, a small group of marchers will also re-trace the exact path taken by the 1st Canadian Infantry Division 70 years earlier. This group will conduct a daily ceremony at 11:00 AM honouring each of the fallen on the exact day that they fell.
Please help us keep their memory alive! Join us at our event, spend a day with us in Sicily, fund the project, donate information, subscribe to our blog or enlist your school. There are many ways to help!
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Canadian veterans pay respects to Monte Cassino war dead
SHOTLIST1. Cassino Commonwealth war cemetery
2. Various Canadian Graves
3. Cassino war cemetery, graves in the fog
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Walter Trinie, artillery sergeant
Don't need to tell you how many people were lost in these battles but there were quite a few that are what you see here. The Canadians served with the British 8th Army as a corps.
5. Medals
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Loran Davies, Gunner 5th Regiment, from Ottawa
It was the second largest branch of the Second World War (inaudible) We had 998 gunners here. And that is why the towns here were all flattened. We don't recognise them now.
7. Cassino war cemetery
8. Canadian delegation (General Governor and Veterans Minister with entourage) walking through the cemetery
9. Graves
10. Canadian General Governor Adrienne Clarkson walking toward the memorial monument 'Cross of Sacrifice'
11. Canadian soldier playing bagpipes
12. General Governor having a mourning speech
13. General Governor having speech
14. Veterans clapping hands
15. Cassino cemetery, Cassino mountain and Monastery on the background
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adrienne Clarkson, Canadian General Governor
For us as Canadians we have to realize that we lost 6000 soldiers here. They are all buried here in the three cemeteries we are going to during this week, and I think if they hadn't done what they did here, it would not have been possible to have the D-Day in Normandy.
17. Veterans with medals
18. Medals
19. War cemetery entrance
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Albina Guarnieri, Veterans minister
You know, we have to continue to remember the lessons of war and we have to always ensure that the memories of those who are fallen will be revered and honoured by the generations to come.
21. General governor putting flowers under memorial monument 'Cross of Sacrifice'
22. Top shot of Cassino, from Mount Cassino
STORYLINE:
World War Two veterans from Canada gathered in the Italian town of Cassino on Tuesday to commemorate the thousands of soldiers who died in the campaign for Italian liberation between 1943 and 1945.
Canada's general governor, Adrienne Clarkson and Canadian Minister of Veteran affairs Albina Guarnieri also attended the ceremony.
Their visit to the Cassino commonwealth cemetery was the first part of trip to the main battle field that involved Canadian troops in Italy.
During World War II, Canada deployed around 93-thousand soldiers in Italy.
They participated in the conquest of Sicily in 1943 and made their advance up the Italian peninsula.
On June 6, 1944, Canadians were on the front lines of the Allied forces who landed on the Normandy coast.
Canada lost more than 5400 soldiers in Italy.
Of the 49,261 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the fighting in Italy, nearly one tenth have no known grave.
The 4,054 names recorded on the Cassino Memorial include those of 194 Canadians.
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Assisi Commonwealth War Cemetery - The Canadians
General views of the Assisi War Cemetery at Rivotorto, Italy located near Assisi. Of the nearly 1000 Commonwealth servicemen buried there, 49 are Canadians, mostly from the Three Rivers Regiment, The Ontario Regiment and Calgary Regiment. Photos taken on May 6, 2013. Audio recorded same day in the cemetery.Agira VS Canada: Inno di Mameli
FLORENCE, EXPLORING the WW2 AMERICAN CEMETERY (1944-1945), ITALY ✝️✡️
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's visit the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial site, just outside the city of Florence in Italy and which covers an area of 70 acres. The wooded hills that frame its western perimeter rise several hundred feet. Between the two entrance buildings, a bridge leads to the burial area where the headstones of 4,401 of our military dead are arrayed in symmetrical curved rows upon the hillside. They represent 39 percent of the U.S. Fifth Army burials originally made between Rome and the Alps. Most died in the fighting that occurred after the capture of Rome in June 1944. Included among them are casualties of the heavy fighting in the Apennines Mountains shortly before the war's end. On May 2, 1945 the enemy troops in northern Italy surrendered.Above the graves, on the topmost of three broad terraces, stands the memorial marked by a tall pylon surmounted by a large sculptured figure. The memorial has two open atria, or courts, joined by the Tablets of the Missing upon which are inscribed 1,409 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The atrium at the south end of the Tablets of the Missing serves as a forecourt to the chapel, which is decorated with marble and mosaic. The north atrium contains the marble operations maps recording the achievements of the American armed forces in this region.
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Remembrance Day 2018 at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - Ortona
Remembrance Day 2018 – Wreath Laying Ceremony at the #MoroRiver Canadian War Cemetery with LGEN Whitecross, H.E. Amb. Alex Bugailiskis, Embassy of Canada to Italy#LestWeForget #WWI100 #Armistice100 #RemembranceDay2018 #ArmisticeDay100 #75AnniversaryOrtona
THANK YOU AGIRA and REGALBUTO.avi
The People of Agria, Nissoria and Regalbuto. Hosted a multi National memorial Service in honour of the Canadian Forces who Liberated their communities 68 years ago. The Hospitality and warmth of the people was evident when we all attended Holy Mass. Following Mass a wreath laying Ceremony at the Canadian Commonwealth War Graves below Agria. A lunch reception and Presentation in Regalbuto. I final wreath laying service at the Devonshire Regiments Monument in Regalbuto. It was a very emotional event.Attended by American, Canadian, Swedish, Italian Armed Forces. The local Mayors of the three regions made everyone welcome.
WORLD WAR II INVASION OF SICILY : KEY TO VICTORY 78164
Canada’s National War Finance Committee presents “Sicily: Key to Victory,” a black-and-white World War II-era film released following the July-August 1943 Sicilian Campaign. Filmed by the Canadian Army Film Unit and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the picture is a partial record of the achievements of Canada’s First Division in that campaign.A scroll at the start of the film explains, “The victory in Sicily began in the wheat fields and factories of Canada. Only by the ever-increasing stream of arms and supplies and with the full support of the men and women of Canada was this victory possible. In this unity of effort lies the key to victory, in war and in peace, over the enemies of freedom”
At mark 01:50, we are shown troops from the First Division as they prepare to set sail in June 1943. “Men, machines, and materials were going into history with this convoy,” we are told starting at mark 02:00, as battleships, corvettes, cruisers, and destroyers are shown at sea. “One thing’s for sure: this floating camp is headed for Zero Hour.”
“The Navy’s on the job all right,” we’re emphatically told at mark 02:50. “Ready to paste the U-Boats to kingdom come; blow the Jerry pilots into the drink.”
At mark 03:13, the troops are finally told where they are going: Sicily.
After a 2,000 mile journey, the convoy approaches its target: only to be met by rough seas and a raging storm. Waves crash over the bows of ships, as we see starting at mark 04:20, as they are buffeted by wind and rain.
By mark 04:53, the troops are ready to attack Axis powers on their home turf. Zero Hour, July 10, 1943. An illustration shows some of the seven landing points, including Licata, Gela, and Pachino, as the film switches to scenes of offshore bombardments in the dead of night and the eventual landing of troops on the beach. Facing little resistance, the Allied troops move forward, and beginning at mark 06:00 we see tanks and transports rolling through the sand, as we’re told vessels span 100 miles across the coastline.
British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery appears at mark 07:24 to salute the Allied fighters, as we then see troops move deeper into Sicily, toward Agrigento, Augusta, Caltagirone, and Syracuse, allowing Canadian forces to move toward Enna, in the center of Sicily. In only a week, Allied troops occupied a quarter of Sicily as they faced only week resistance.
The viewer is informed at mark 08:38, “The Italian soldiers act happy (after laying down their arms). Thousands of them anxious to surrender. It don’t look to me like their hearts are in it, fighting for Il Dulce and the Nazis. But this show hasn’t been easy. The enemy doesn’t give up easily everywhere. But we put the Nazis where they belonged. But some of our boys got it too…,” as the camera pans makeshift graves and covered bodies. “We’ve got a score to settle all over the world.”
Near mark 11:00, Allied troops are seen marching into Enna, after only two weeks of fighting, as the camera pans along building ruins and abandoned military equipment. Montgomery and Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, who commanded the First Canadian Infantry Division and II Canadian Corps are shown reviewing battle plans at mark 12:00 as soldiers take a break from the battle, lying in shade, taking an impromptu bath, or enjoying a cigarette.
With more than two-thirds of Sicily under control of the Allies by mark 14:20, Canadian forces are shown moving on Nazi strongholds at Agira, as heavy artillery fires on German positions at mark 15:15. Canadians tool control of Agira on July 28, 1943.
With the fall of Randazzo and Messina at mark 18:52, the Allied sweep through Sicily was complete, ending the first round in the battle for Europe in 38 days.
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