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Conference of Casablanca

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

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1943Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1943

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill13 January 1943

Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Combined Chiefs of Staff use diplomacy to persuade Turkey to join the Allies. Arrives to discuss the blueprint for military victory with President Roosevelt

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill14 January 1943

Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Churchill and Roosevelt discuss next phase of war, a decision is made to attack Sicily and Italy in bid to divert German military resources and make good pledge to Stalin for a second front in Europe

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill24 January 1943

Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Agrees to end the war unconditionally, Germany will be defeated then Japan

Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1st1943

Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Eienhower is appointed The Supreme Allied Commander for Overlord instead of Brooke

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1943

Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

A joint offensive will be launched on the Contentin Peninsula. A joint Allied staff COSSAC is set up for invasion of Europe in the Summer of 1944

Names involved

Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1stWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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