Ortona 1943 Christmas

[Beater]

not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes. picture says "Christmas dinner Ortona italy 1943 "

a friend inherited it and knew nothing about it. high grade picture . thought id see what you guys think. he does want to sell it. have no idea on value.
if anyone can shed any light on it that would be great

second pic is earlyer. quiet large. nothing writen on it

 

[Jon9021]

not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes. picture says "Christmas dinner Ortona italy 1943 "

a friend inherited it and knew nothing about it. high grade picture . thought id see what you guys think. he does want to sell it. have no idea on value.
if anyone can shed any light on it that would be great

second pic is earlyer. quiet large. nothing writen on it

That first photo is fairly well known. If you google it, it will show you. Rob from British Muzzleloaders does an in-depth analysis on it.

 

[Claven2]

Second one look to be a painting, not a photo.

 

[Beater]

it is a very faded painting yes

 

[Arcosdad]

If you want to learn more about the battle, the best book on the battle of Ortona from a Canadian perspective IMO is the one by Mark Zuelhke ( based in Victoria). This Christmas dinner picture is in the book iirc.

The painting looks like a WW1 scene based on the uniforms and headgear.