Historical place archive

Casablanca in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Casablanca in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records2 event labels2 people1943–1943

Historical events in Casablanca

1943

1943
Conference of Casablanca
Alan Francis Brooke · World War, 2nd

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

1943
Conference of Casablanca
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · 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

1943
Invasion of Europe
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

A joint Allied staff COSSAC is set up for invasion of Europe in the Summer of 1944

13 January 1943
Conference of Casablanca
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · 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

14 January 1943
Conference of Casablanca
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · 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

24 January 1943
Conference of Casablanca
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

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

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