By February, Kesselring was able to take the offensive at Anzio but his forces were unable to crush the Allied beachhead, for which Kesselring blamed himself, OKW and von Mackensen for avoidable errors.
I februar kunne Kesselring gå i offensiven ved Anzio, men hans styrker kunne ikke knuse det Allierede brohoved, hvilket Kesselring gav sig selv, OKW og von Machensen skylden for på grund af, at der var begået fejl, som kunne være undgået.