Ortona remembered

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

In defence the museum claims Cookie's history was unknown Attached goes a picture dating from the 1950s.

Here are two more pictures of Cookie taken at the museum during the early post-war years. The museum was not much more than a collection of relics on display on the former battlefield. Pictures 3-5 are included to show more of the museum's atmosphere during the early years.

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[tomdekruijff]

These are photo's i took from the former M4 "Cooky" now on a roundabout outside the city of Ortona on an industrial estate.Not anywhere near the statue of the fallen soldier and his comrade coming to his aid in the city centre
cheers, Tom

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