In February, after heavy fighting and failed advances, the Allies were pushed back almost to the beachhead.
Some 36,000 men landed to the enemy’s considerable surprise, but while the Allies consolidated, the Germans surrounded the area with equivalent forces and dug defensive positions. In February, after heavy fighting and failed advances, the Allies were pushed back almost to the beachhead. It took over 100,000 more reinforcements and five months of fighting to finally break out of Anzio.