The Italian front was seen by the Allies to be of secondary importance to the offensives through France, and this was underlined by the withdrawal during the summer of 1944 of seven divisions from the U.S. Fifth Army to take part in the landings in southern France, Operation Dragoon.
Den italienska fronten ansågs av de allierade vara av sekundär betydelse i förhållande till offensiven genom Frankrike och detta underströks av tillbakadragandet av sju divisioner av 5:e armén under sommaren 1944 för att delta i landstigningarna i södra Frankrike, Operation Dragoon.