Brigadier General
Appointed Army Brigadier General
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Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier General
British Chiefs Favor Mediterranean Campaign
British military leaders argued for continued offensive operations in the Mediterranean theater.
Burma Campaign Plans Are Reviewed
Allied planners considered possible operations in Burma and their implications for aiding China.
Camp Detrick Biological Warfare Centre
Camp Detrick becomes the principal centre for the United States wartime biological warfare research programme.
Casablanca Conference
Invites Russia to attend the Casablanca Conference but Stalin refuses
Casablanca Conference Opens
Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill began the Casablanca Conference on 14 January to coordinate the Allied coalition.
Casablanca Press Conference Convenes
Roosevelt and Churchill discussed the meeting's conclusions with journalists at its closing press conference.
China Supply Requirements Are Discussed
The conference examined the problem of maintaining support and supply for China in the war against Japan.
Churchill Confers With De Gaulle
Churchill held consultations with Charles de Gaulle in connection with French political disputes.
Churchill Supports Surrender Declaration
Churchill stood alongside Roosevelt when the unconditional surrender policy was announced at Casablanca.
Combined Bomber Offensive Takes Shape
Casablanca planning led to guidance for coordinating British and American strategic bombing.
Combined Chiefs Begin Strategy Talks
American and British military chiefs began discussions at Casablanca on the next stages of the war.
Combined Command Cooperation Deepens
Casablanca reinforced the practice of joint British American military planning within the wartime coalition.
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of the II Corps in Tunisia
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of the II Corps in Sicily
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of the II Corps in Tunisia
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of the II Corps in Sicily
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of II US Corps
Commander of 2nd Corps
Appointed Commander of II US Corps
Conference Ends On January Twenty Four
The principal Casablanca discussions concluded on 24 January after ten days of Allied planning.
Conference of Casablanca
Announces the Allies will only accept the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. A joint Allied staff COSSAC is set up for invasion of Europe in the Summer of 1944
Conference of Quebec
Assures to the Russians that a second front will open in 1944
Conference of Quebec
Plans a 4 power declaration to establish peace before the peace treaties are signed
Cross Channel Invasion Is Discussed
The Allied staffs considered the timing and feasibility of a future cross Channel invasion of France.
Declaration of Four Nations
Announces the removal of alliances & defines spheres of influence in post-war Europe
Detailed Study of Spiral-Nebula Rotation
Hubble publishes a fuller Astrophysical Journal treatment of the direction of rotation in spiral nebulae, extending the earlier work with Nicholas Mayall into a detailed analysis.
Enigma Machine
Completes a working prototype U.S. Navy four-rotor Bombe capable of attacking German Naval Enigma at high speed.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Stars in, "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Directs For Whom the Bell Tolls
French Generals Appear Together
Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud appeared together at Casablanca as the Allies encouraged French unity.
French Leadership Divisions Surface
The conference exposed tensions between competing French leaders seeking influence in liberated North Africa.
French Unity Becomes Diplomatic Goal
Roosevelt and Churchill sought to ease rivalries among French forces aligned against the Axis powers.
Governor
Appointed Governor of California
Invasion of Europe
A million Americans are shipped to Britain for the Allied invasion of Europe
Invasion of Europe
A joint Allied staff COSSAC is set up for invasion of Europe in the Summer of 1944
Invasion of France
Churchill refuses to participate in an Allied invasion of France
Invasion of Sicily
Suspended during the invasion of Siciliy for assaulting a shell-shocked soldier
Invention of Atomic Bomb
Appointed head of the Manhattan Project by Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb
Invention of Atomic Bomb
Appointed head of the Manhattan Project by Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb
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