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ABC1

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1941Date range
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Chronological records

1941

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill29 January 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leads to a US mission visiting Britain in March for possible military bases. Decision code named ABC1 is made that places Germany's defeat as the principle Allied aim in the event of the USA declaring war

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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