List of World War II conferences
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List of World War II conferences of the Allied forces
Name (CODE NAME) |
Location | Dates | Major participants | Major results |
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Atlantic Conference (RIVIERA) |
Argentia, Newfoundland | August 9 – 12, 1941 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Atlantic Charter |
Moscow Conference | Moscow, USSR | September 29 – October 1, 1941 | Stalin, Harriman, Beaverbrook | Allied aid to Russia |
Arcadia Conference (ARCADIA) |
Washington, DC | December 22, 1941 – January 14, 1942 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Europe first, Declaration by the United Nations |
Second Washington Conference | Washington, DC | June 20 – 25, 1942 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Make first priority opening a 2nd front in North African Campaign before cross-English channel invasion |
Second Moscow Conference | Moscow, USSR | August 12 – 17, 1942 | Churchill, Stalin, Harriman | Discuss reasons for North African Campaign over cross-channel invasion |
Cherchell Conference | Cherchell, Algeria | October 21 – 22, 1942 | American General Clark, and Vichy French officers including Charles Mast | A clandestine conference before the Operation Torch landings, in which some Vichy French comanders agreed not to resist the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria[1] |
Casablanca Conference (SYMBOL) |
Casablanca | January 14 – 24, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, de Gaulle, Giraud | Plan Italian Campaign, plan cross channel invasion in 1944, declaration of "unconditional surrender" of Axis, Incitement to unify French fighting authorities of London and Algiers |
Third Washington Conference (TRIDENT) |
Washington DC | May 12 – 27, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Plan Italian Campaign, increase air attacks on Germany, increase war in Pacific |
Quebec Conference (QUADRANT) |
Quebec, Canada | August 17 – 24, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, King | D-Day set for 1944, reorganization of South East Asia Command, secret Quebec Agreement to limit sharing nuclear energy info |
Third Moscow Conference | Moscow, USSR | October 18 – November 1, 1943 | Foreign ministers Hull, Eden, Molotov | Joint Four Nation Declaration |
Cairo Conference (SEXTANT) |
Cairo | November 23 – 26, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek | Cairo Declaration for postwar Asia |
Tehran Conference (EUREKA) |
Tehran, Iran | November 28 – December 1, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin | First meeting of the Big 3, plan the final strategy for the war against Nazi Germany and its allies, set date for Operation Overlord |
Second Cairo Conference (SEXTANT) |
Cairo | December 4 – 6, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Inönü | agreement to complete Allied air bases in Turkey, postpone Operation ANAKIM against Japan in Burma, |
Bretton Woods conference | Bretton Woods, USA | July 1 – 15, 1944 | Representatives of 44 nations | Establishes International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
Dumbarton Oaks Conference | Washington DC | August 21 – 29, 1944 | Delegates from 39 nations, Stettinius, Cadogan, Gromyko | Agreement to established the United Nations |
Second Quebec Conference (OCTAGON) |
Quebec, Canada | September 12 – 16, 1944 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Morgenthau Plan for postwar Germany, other war plans |
Fourth Moscow Conference | Moscow, USSR | October 9, 1944 | Churchill, Stalin, Molotov, Eden | Establishing post-war spheres of influence in Eastern Europe, Balkan peninsula |
Malta Conference (ARGONAUT & CRICKET) |
Malta | January 30 – February 2, 1945 | Churchill, Roosevelt | preparation for Yalta |
Yalta Conference (ARGONAUT & MAGNETO) |
Yalta | February 4 – 11, 1945 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin | final plans for defeat of Germany, postwar Europe plans, set date for United Nations Conference, conditions for Russia's entry in war against Japan |
United Nations Conference on International Organization | San Francisco, USA | April 25 – June 26, 1945 | Representatives of 50 nations | United Nations Charter |
Potsdam Conference (TERMINAL) |
Potsdam, Germany | July 17 – August 2, 1945 | Churchill, Stalin, Truman, Attlee | Potsdam Declaration for unconditional surrender of Japan, Potsdam Agreement on policy for Germany |
In total Churchill attended 14 meetings, Roosevelt 12, Stalin 5.
[edit] References
- Conferences of the Allied Grand Strategy from University of San Diego Department of History World War II Timeline
- Major Conferences of World War II
- Glossary of Code Names from U. S. Army in World War II - Washington Command Post: The Operations Division