Historical place archive

Marrakech in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Marrakech in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1943–1943

Historical events in Marrakech

1943

31 December 1943
Free French
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

Following Eisenhowers and Montgomerys revisions it is expanded to landings by 5 divisions and airborne descents by 3 divisions, in total, 47 divisions would be committed to the Battle of Normandy: 19 British, 5 Canadian, 21 US & 1 Free French

31 December 1943
Operation Overlord
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

In December 1943, Operation Postage Able used an X-craft to collect suitable data for all of the Normandy beaches. Following Eisenhowers and Montgomerys revisions it is expanded to landings by 5 divisions and airborne descents by 3 divisions, in total, 47 divisions would be committed to the Battle of Normandy: 19 British, 5 Canadian, 21 US & 1 Free French

31 December 1943
Operation Postage Able
Dwight David Eisenhower · World War, 2nd

In December 1943, Operation Postage Able used an X-craft to collect suitable data for all of the Normandy beaches

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Marrakech. 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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