1945 ⟶ Malta Conference Begins

The Malta Conference (1945) began with Winston Churchill mee...
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🗣️ Casablanca Conference Begins

The Casablanca Conference of Allied leaders begins. Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt discuss the eventual invasion of mainland Europe, the impending invasion of Sicily and Italy, and the wisdom of the principle of "unconditional surrender".⟶
Casablanca Conference Begins (1943)
Casablanca ConferenceAllied StrategyUnconditional SurrenderEuropean InvasionSicilyItalyChurchillRoosevelt

🤝 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

🗣️ Allied Leaders Meet in Cairo

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and ROC leader Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.⟶
Allied Leaders Meet in Cairo (1943)
CairoRooseveltChurchillChiang Kai-shekstrategyWorld War IIdiplomacyAlliespoliticalChina

🤝 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

🤝 Yalta Conference Begins

The Yalta Conference of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin begins; the main subject of their discussions is postwar spheres of influence.⟶
Yalta Conference Begins (1945)
YaltaConferenceAllied PowersPost-War PlansRooseveltChurchillStalinSoviet UnionUnited KingdomUnited StatesDiplomacy