Timeline Monday 5 June 1944

Events on Monday 5 June 1944 2

• 1944 Battle of Anzio Allied landing behind the Gustav Line Allied forces landed at Anzio to outflank German defences and open the road to Rome. The beachhead was quickly contained and endured four months of bitter fighting. The Allies broke out in late May and linked up with the main front.
• 1944 Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for D-Day After a days delay for weather he decides the invasion of Normandy will go ahead on 6 June.