On May 19, 1944, General Truscott of VI Corps ordered concentrations for the attack, with D-day set for the 21st. [1]

Terracina, however, still remained in enemy hands, and Eighth Army was preparing for its attack on the Hitler Line; so the jump-off was postponed one day, then another, and finally was scheduled for 0630, 23 May, in coordination with the FEC attack toward Ceprano and the Eighth Army assault on the Hitler Line.

The last concentrations were to take place on the night of 21-22 May; the next night the British on the left made small, mock attacks.[1]

Then, all hell would break out!

[1] Starr. 233.

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