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Operation Roundup

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

3Records
1942–1943Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1942

Dwight David Eisenhower1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Opposes Churhills invasion of north Africa claiming it will jeopardise Roundup

1943

Franklin Delano Roosevelt25 May 1943

Washington · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Trident Conference confirms planning for a cross Channel invasion while continuing Mediterranean operations

Dwight David Eisenhower1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The invasion of France is called off because of the cost of Operation Torch in Africa

Names involved

Dwight David EisenhowerFranklin Delano Roosevelt

Provenance

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