One of one of the most disastrous occurred on February 17 and 18, 1944, together with the Marshall Islands operation. Allies implement twin assaults in Italy: The Allied landing at Anzio and the initial Allied attack on the Italian town of Cassino both took area in January 1944. Allied leadership hoped that the Anzio landing would certainly bypass the Germans' powerful Gustav Line and draw away and deteriorate German defenses at Cassino, the essential placement ...