1941Arcadia Conference Begins

Start of the Arcadia Conference in Washington, D.C., the fir...
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🤝 Arcadia Conference Begins

Start of the Arcadia Conference in Washington, D.C., the first official meeting of British and American political and military leaders.
Arcadia Conference Begins (1941)
Allied CooperationStrategyUSUKDiplomacyWar PlanningWashington D.C.

🤝 Trident Conference Begins

The Trident Conference begins in Washington, D.C. with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill taking part. The discussions are mostly on future strategy.
Trident Conference Begins (1943)
strategydiplomacyAllied cooperationRooseveltChurchillwar planningpolitical leadership

🤝 Cairo Conference Begins

The Cairo Conference
Cairo Conference Begins (1943)
Cairo ConferenceAllied strategydiplomacyWorld War IIpoliticalUSUKChinaJapanAsia

🤝 Second Quebec Conference Begins

The Second Quebec Conference (codenamed "Octagon") begins: Roosevelt and Churchill discuss military cooperation in the Pacific and the future of Germany.
Second Quebec Conference Begins (1944)
conferenceRooseveltChurchillmilitary strategyPacific TheaterGermanyalliesdiplomacywartime planning

🤝 Malta Conference Begins

The Malta Conference (1945) began with Winston Churchill meeting with the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Island of Malta in the Mediterranean to plan the end of WWII in both Theaters, and to discuss the ramifications of the Soviets now controlling most of Eastern Europe. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would join the Conference for one day on 2 February 1945; both would fly to Yalta on 3 February for the Yalta Conference with Stalin.
Malta Conference Begins (1945)
Malta ConferenceChurchillRooseveltYalta ConferenceAllied PowersStrategyDiplomacyWorld War IIPost-War Planning

🤝 Potsdam Conference Begins

The Potsdam Conference begins under British Prime Minister Churchill, Soviet Prime Minister Stalin and U.S. President Truman. The Allied leaders agree to insist upon the unconditional surrender of Japan.
Potsdam Conference Begins (1945)
Potsdam ConferencediplomacyTrumanStalinChurchillunconditional surrenderalliespost-warGermanyJapan