<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ibutho lalibambe iqhaza empini kaJulayi 1943 yokulwa nokuhlasela kwamazwe ahlangene eSicily. Phakathi nenkathi eyasala yempi, leli qembu lalwa eMkhankasweni wase-Italy. Kusukela ngomhlaka 14-27 Disemba 1943, lo mkhakha, ngaphansi kukaLieutenant General Richard Heidrich, wabona isenzo ngokumelene ne-1st Canadian Division eMpini yase-Ortona. Kamuva lesi sigaba sagxila ekuvikeleni i-Winter Line eningizimu yeRoma, sivikela ukuqhubekela phambili kweBrithani Eighth Army, eyayiholwa uLieutenant-General Oliver Leese. NgoFebhuwari kuya kuMeyi 1944, i-1st Parachute Division yathatha ingxenye eMpini yaseMonte Cassino, futhi ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi nangoJuni yalwa ne-Allied Operation Diadem  <response>: Kamuva ahoxa enyakatho yeRoma. Babeyingxenye yeJalimane I Parachute Corps, kanye neJalimane 4th Parachute Division. 