Canadian 17 Powerer Gunner satt hat, seinen Helm nach jedem Schuss in der Nähe von Ortona in Italien Ende 1943 anzupassen

Our man closest to the camera appears to experience the regret of not having hearing protection too.

The [Battle of Ortona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ortona) (20–28 December 1943) was fought between two battalions of elite Fallschirmjäger from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich, and assaulting Canadian troops from the 1st Canadian Infantry Division under Major General Christopher Vokes. It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during „Bloody December“. The battle was known to those who fought it as the „Italian Stalingrad“ and as „Little Stalingrad“ for the brutality of its close-quarters combat, which was only worsened by the chaotic rubble of the town and the many booby traps used by both sides.

[extended footage](https://rumble.com/v6rh337-canadian-17-pounder-and-sherman-tanks-in-action-near-the-italian-town-of-or.html)