June 1944

Italy

In the US 5th Army's IV Corps area, the 442nd Infantry, which has recently cleared the villages of Belvedere and Sassetta, is withdrawn from the center of the 34th Division line and replaced by the 135th Infantry. The 133rd Infantry, driving along Highway 1, is stubbornly opposed but gets to within a mile of Cecina.

The British 8th Army takes command of the Polish II Corps in the Adriatic coastal sector. The German begin a general withdrawal in front of the 8th Army. The XIII Corps commander orders the 6th Armored Division to relieve the 78th Division during the night of 3-4 July. The 9th Armored Brigade is to move to the X Corps sector between 30 June and 4 July. The South African 6th Armored Division takes Acquaviva and Montepulciano. The 4th Division advances to the ridge through Petrignano and Valiano, which the German rear guards are defending. The 78th Division takes Castiglione del Lago, a former enemy strongpoint north of the Pescia, without opposition.