<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMajeshi ya Muungano yalifanikiwa kupata nafasi ya kushikilia eneo hilo, lakini baada ya miezi tisa ya vita vya matundu, hali ilizidi kuwa mbaya.  <response>: The Allies only managed to gain a toehold on the peninsula, and then deadlock ensued, with nearly nine months of static trench warfare. 