A single armoured division, the 26th Panzer, was in transit from north of the Italian capital of Rome where it had been held anticipating the non-existent seaborne landing the Allies had faked and so was unavailable to fight.
O singură divizie blindată, 26 Panzer, se afla în trecere de la nord de Roma unde fusese ținută în așteptarea inexistentei debarcări simulate de aliați și deci nu putea lupta.