Hello from Italy

Discussion in 'User Introductions' started by Marco80, Feb 25, 2019.

  1. Marco80

    Marco80 Member

    Hi all,
    my name is Marco and i'm writing from Italy; I am currently researching the history of Canadian Army in Italy during the second world war.

    Best regards
    Marco
     
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  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Hello and welcome
     
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  3. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Welcome Marco,

    Plenty on here for you.
     
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  4. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    G'day from down-under. Welcome to the forum.

    Plenty to research here, and everyone always eager to help where they can.
     
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  5. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Marco,
    Hello and welcome to the forum.
    Good Luck with your research.
    I have managed to retrace some of my late fathers footsteps in Italy to Florence where he served with the 4th Reconnaissance Regiment, 4th British Infantry Division.
    Regards
    Tom
     
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  6. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Hello Marco and welcome to the forum.

    Here are some books that you may well have, or be aware of? They have plenty of detail!

    1.. Official History of the Canadian Army - The Canadians In Italy by Lt.- Col. G.W.L. Nicholson (at just over 800 pages) is rather thick. The maps was drawn by Captain C.C.J. Bond which are off top quality. Some of the best maps that i have seen in the Italian Campaign (all 25 of them in Colour). It also has over 40 Illustrations.

    2..By all accounts, this book is rather rare. 5th Armoured Division, 12th Infantry Brigade The Westminsters' War Diary: An Unofficial History of this Regiment (Motor) in World War II. It is by Oldfield. J.E. and was printed in 1964 (1st Ed; 209 pp.)

    3. 1st Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Brigade: DILEAS A History of The 48th Highlanders of Canada 1929 -1956 by Kim Beattie & (another large book at 850 pages!) The maps are not has good has Nicholson's, but that is only my opinion. The Illustrations are of a good quality & quite a few of them! Good Luck.

    Regards,
    Stu.
     
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  7. Marco80

    Marco80 Member

    Thanks to all for the warm welcome!
    I started my research on the Canadian army in Italy two years ago and I've read parts of some books including:

    Establishing a Legacy
    The general who never was - by colonel Strome Galloway
    In this sign
    The regiment; And no birds sang - by Farley Mowat
    I've also read the Official History of the Canadian Army but only the part concerning the year 1943.
     
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  8. vitellino

    vitellino Senior Member

    Hello Marco and welcome from the province of Livorno,

    I've got some information on the 3 tank regiments of 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade - 11 Armoured Regt.(Ontario Regiment), 12 Armoured Regt (Three Rivers Regiment) and 14 Armoured Regt. (Calgary Regiment) - and their battles on the Trasimene Line and the follow-up in the province of Arezzo.

    You can read about the involvement of the first two regiments in my book 'La Battaglia Dimenticata. Giugno-luglio 1944' editore Fondazione Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello, Perugia.

    Let me know if you're interested in the documentation I used for the book and I'll send it on to you,

    Regards,

    Vitellino
     
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  9. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Hello and welcome
     
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  10. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Benvenuto !

    Ron
     
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  11. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Marco,
    If you go to the Main WW2 Forum Theatres of War: Italy & click on a thread that i started.You will come across a rather large list of books that was emailed to myself.

    The title of the thread is Dileas: History of 48th Highlanders of Canada 1929-56. A lifetime of trying to obtain them all;)..

    Regards,
    Stu.
     
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  12. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Marco
    With regaŕds to your mentioning Lucera in your conversation, I didn't ŕemember ever goiing there anď on checking I can see that it was the late Tom Canning who is sadly no longer around to help you out
    Auguri
    Ron
     
  13. Marco80

    Marco80 Member

    Dear Sir Goldstein,
    I'm grateful for the courtesy of your reply and again thank for the warm welcome :)
     
  14. bexley84

    bexley84 Well-Known Member

    Good work Marco,

    of course, Strome Galloway and a number of other Canadian officers, served with the 1st Army, 6th Armoured Division, for a short while during Feb/March 1943... picture of him attached is from near Bou Arada....

    best wishes
     

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  15. Marco80

    Marco80 Member

    thanks bexley84!
     

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