What was the name given to the line of German defences that ran across Italy from east to west, through the Apennine Mountains via the mountains behind the town of Cassino, to the mouth of the Sangro River in the east?
Gustav Line It took the Allies from mid-November 1943 to late May 1944 to fight through all the various elements of the Gustav (or Winter) Line, including the battles at Monte Cassino and Anzio. Germany retreated to build comprehensive defences at the Gothic (or Green) Line.
