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| 1944, Jan. 22 |
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| Allied forces landed at Anzio in an attempt to outflank the German lines. The beachhead proved costly to hold and changed the situation little. | 1 |
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| March 15 |
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| The Allied armies launched a heavy assault against Cassino, which fell on May 18. | 2 |
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| June 4 |
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| Anglo-American troops entered Rome. | 3 |
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| Aug. 12 |
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| Florence was captured after bitter fighting, and the Allies controlled Italy north to a line running from Livorno to Ancona. Thenceforth the Italian front remained a tense but unprogressive field of action until the final collapse of Germany in April and May 1945. The German divisions in Italy were forced to capitulate (April 29–May 1, 1945). Mussolini was seized when he attempted to escape to Switzerland and was shot by his anti-Fascist captors without formal trial (April 28, 1945) (See 1945, April 28). | 4 |
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