Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Pas de Calais in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Americans wish to launch Operation Sledgehammer in France directly against Germany. Sledgehammer is dropped in favour of Operation Torch, preferred by the British. General Marshall, Admiral King & Harry Hopkins discuss "Sledgehammer" at Chequers. Churchill refuses to co-operate & inisists on an invasion of North Africa instead
Leads the fictitious British 4th Army to distract Germans from Operation Overlord
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Pas de Calais. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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