▁soldiers ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁unit ▁sust ained ▁losses ▁of ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁in ▁the ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions . ▁They ▁were ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁their ▁positions ▁ 1 1 – 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Event ually , ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁combined ▁force ▁of ▁five ▁Al lied ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁to ▁finish ▁what ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁nearly ▁accomplished ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁ ▁After ▁rest ▁and ▁re h abil itation , ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Division ▁land ed ▁at ▁the ▁An z io ▁beach head ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁division ▁maintained ▁def ensive ▁positions ▁until ▁the ▁off ensive ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁May , ▁when ▁it ▁broke ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁beach head , ▁took ▁C is tern a , ▁and ▁rac ed ▁to ▁C iv it ave c chia ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁capital ▁of ▁Rome . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁rest , ▁the ▁division , ▁now ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Charles ▁Bol te , ▁drove ▁across ▁the ▁Cec ina ▁River ▁to ▁liber ate ▁Liv orno , ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁Monte ▁Bel mon te ▁in ▁October ▁during ▁the ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁Line . ▁Dig ging ▁in ▁south ▁of ▁Bolog na ▁for ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁man ned ▁the ▁line ▁opposite ▁the ▁German ▁ 6 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁The ▁Red ▁Bull ▁Division ▁jump ed ▁off ▁as