Capture of ROME : 4 June 1944, fame of US Gen. Mark Clark success was a short-lived forgotten victory. In the same week Americans entered ROME, two other great US victories took place : 1) Normandy invasion of northern France, 2) US Navy's victory over Japanese fleet in 1st Battle of the Philippine Sea off Mariana Islands. US Gen. Mark Wayne Clark - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wayne_Clark

Normandy Invasion (western Europe) : 6 June 1944, immortalized in American military lore as single event which culminated in Europe liberation from German Nazi domination, was also largest amphibious invasion in military history landing circa 10,000 troops. Normandy Invasion - www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/normandy/normandy.htm

To be fair, Soviets argued just the opposite, that it was their great Bagration Offensive on 22 June 1944 utterly destroying German Army Group Center, which accelerated demise of German military prowess. Germans did suffer circa 75% of their casualties on Eastern Front. Operation Bagration - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bagration

Great Mariana Turkey Shoot (central Pacific): 3 - 6 June 1944 aerial battle fought during 1st Battle of the Philippine Sea (2nd Battle of the Philippine Sea took place in Oct. 1944) between US and Japan Imperial Fleet off Mariana Islands of Guam - Saipan - Tinian. US Navy fighters shotdown 300 out of 400 Japanese planes, sunk 3 aircraft carriers, and secured island chain for long distance bombing of Japan home islands. THE GREAT MARIANAS TURKEY SHOOT - www.cannon-lexington.com/Pages/Turkey%20Shoot.htm

Unternehmen Rösselsprung (Yugoslavia): Operation Knight's Move, by coincidence Germans launched their 7th anti-partisan operation in Yugoslavia. On 6 June 1944, they landed SS-Fallschirmjäger (Waffen-SS paratroopers) onto Yugoslav partisan leader Marshal Tito's cave headquarter in Dvar region of Bosnia. The plan was to either capture or kill Marshall Tito and his senior staff, thus cripple partisan leadership, restore communication and logistics in region before arrival of Soviet offensive. This was also the last time SS paratroopers were used in airborne drops. Operation_Rösselsprung (Raid on Dvar) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rösselsprung

After ROME capture, Allied armies battled with great difficulty in northern Italy. With escape of German 10th Army out of Liri Valley, a succession of defense lines were constructed between Rome and Venice, with names such as Viterbo Line, Trasimene Line, Arno Line, Gothic Line, Genghis Khan Line, Po Line, Adige Venetian Line, Alpine Line. Germans executed methodical retreats from one defensive line to another, destroyed transportation centers, blown bridges, and other scorch-earth actions.

Inset : Stupa with zimmerit layer, but no schurzen mounts, personal equipment on rear deck. ANZIO BEACHHEAD MUSEUM - battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/anzio_museum.htm

Rollover : American infantrymen bear-and-grunted such hardships on Italian front, but privately condemned futility of throwing good manpower via frontal assaults against well-entrenched German positions. History note : former US Kansas Senator / 1996 Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole was veteran of these Italian mountain battles. He was severely wounded by German rifle shell which shattered his right shoulder blade. Upon his return, his Kansas hometown donated medical funds for reconstructive surgery. Thus, he pledged his career to public service in part to repay the kindness of his fellow citizens. Senator Bob Dole - www.bobdole.org