Today in World War II History—June 1, 1944
Saturday, June 1, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

US troops on Hwy 6 to Rome. (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—June 1, 1944: Countdown to D-day: BBC sends first coded message to warn French resistance of the coming invasion.
US Fifth Army opens final offensive for Rome.
Bob Hope’s best-selling book about his USO tour, I Never Left Home, is published.