June 1944

Italy

The period of rapid advance northward comes to a close about this time since the Germans have been able to re-form their units and strengthen their positions. A delaying line is disposed across Italy below the Gothic Line, where the enemy is prepared to make a stand. The Polish II Corps, across the Aso River, seizes Fermo and Pedaso.

The US 5th Army is about half way between the Tiber and the Arno. The IV Corps, which has met increased rear-guard opposition during the past 10 days, holds a line extending eastward from the junction of Highways 1 and 73. The FEC gets some elements forward to the Orcia River, a tributary of the Ombrone, where it is halted. The 1st Motorized Division, which is to participate in ANVIL, is replaced in the line by the Moroccan 2nd Division at midnight of the 20th.

In the British 8th Army's X Corps area, the 6th Armored Division enters Perugia without opposition. The XIII Corps, in the center and on the right flank, encounters the forward positions of the enemy's delaying line extending from Lake Trasimeno westward to Chiusi.