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THE ANZIO LANDING ( 22-29 January )….. Plan for a New Offensive ** The Assault ** Expanding the Beachhead ………. THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE ( 30 January – 1 February )…… Attack on Cisterna, 30 January ** Attack on Cisterna, 31 January – 1 February ** Advance to Campoleone……… THE ENEMY ATTACKS ( 3-12 February ) ….. Battle of the Campoleone Salient ** The Beachhead Defense ** The Factory and Carroceto ** Allied Counterattacks …….. THE MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE ( 16-20 February ) ….. Preparing for the Attack ** The First Day, 16 February ** The Second Day. 17 February ** The Crisis, 18-19 February ** The Battle is Won, 19-20 February …….. VI CORPS HOLDS THE BEACHHEAD ( 20 February – 3 March ) ….. The Battle of the Caves ** The 3d Division Repulses the Enemy …….. THE BREAKTHROUGH ….. The Problem of Supply ** Life at the Beachhead ** Casualties ** The Breakthrough, 23 May – 4 June