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The Casablanca Conference (codenamed SYMBOL) was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca
Casablanca

Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Greater Casablanca region.With a population of 3.1 million ??????)...
, Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, then a French protectorate
Protectorate

A protectorate, in international law, is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity, in exchange for which the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship....
, from January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the European strategy
European Theatre of World War II

The European Theatre of Operations was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe; during World War II, from Nazi Germany Invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of World War II in Europe with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 ....
 of the Allies
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Present were Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
 and Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...
.

Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
 leader Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
 had also been invited but declined to attend in light of the ongoing conflict at Stalingrad. General Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle

Charles Andr? Joseph Marie de Gaulle , , was a French people general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President of France from 1959 to 1969....
 had initially refused to come but changed his mind when Churchill threatened to recognize Henri Giraud
Henri Giraud

Henri Honor? Giraud was a France general who fought in World War I and World War II. Captured in both wars, he escaped each time. After his second escape, he joined the Free French Forces....
 as head of the Free French Forces
Free French Forces

File:Croix de Lorraine2.svgThe Free French Forces were France fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis powers of World War II forces after the Armistice with France and subsequent German occupation of France in World War II....
 in his place.






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The Casablanca Conference (codenamed SYMBOL) was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca
Casablanca

Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Greater Casablanca region.With a population of 3.1 million ??????)...
, Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, then a French protectorate
Protectorate

A protectorate, in international law, is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity, in exchange for which the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship....
, from January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the European strategy
European Theatre of World War II

The European Theatre of Operations was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe; during World War II, from Nazi Germany Invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of World War II in Europe with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 ....
 of the Allies
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Present were Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , often referred to by his initials FDR, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
 and Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Order of the Garter, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, Territorial Decoration, Fellow of the Royal Society, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Queen's Privy Council for Canada was a Politics of the United Kingdom known chiefly for his leadership of the United King...
.

Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
 leader Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
 had also been invited but declined to attend in light of the ongoing conflict at Stalingrad. General Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle

Charles Andr? Joseph Marie de Gaulle , , was a French people general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President of France from 1959 to 1969....
 had initially refused to come but changed his mind when Churchill threatened to recognize Henri Giraud
Henri Giraud

Henri Honor? Giraud was a France general who fought in World War I and World War II. Captured in both wars, he escaped each time. After his second escape, he joined the Free French Forces....
 as head of the Free French Forces
Free French Forces

File:Croix de Lorraine2.svgThe Free French Forces were France fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis powers of World War II forces after the Armistice with France and subsequent German occupation of France in World War II....
 in his place. Giraud was also present at Casablanca, and there was notable tension between the two men during the talks.

Casablanca Declaration

Casablanca Conference
The conference's Casablanca Declaration called for the Allies to seek the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers. It also called for Allied aid to the Soviet Union in the invasion of Sicily
Sicily

Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
 and Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, and the recognition of joint leadership of the Free French by de Gaulle and Giraud. All the terms were agreed upon. Roosevelt presented the results of the conference to the American people in a radio address on February 12, 1943. Also decided during the Casablanca Conference was that there would be no 'across channel invasion.' Instead of invading Europe across the English Channel, an invasion into Sicily and then Italy would take place.

See also


  • Atlantic Charter
    Atlantic Charter

    The Atlantic Charter was the blueprint for the world after World War II, and is the foundation for many of the international treaties and organizations that currently shape the world....
  • Casablanca directive
    Casablanca directive

    The Casablanca directive was a policy on the Objective of the Allied aerial warfare strategy during the Second World War that was approved by the Combined Chiefs of Staff at their 65th meeting on 21 January 1943 and issued to the appropriate the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force commanders on 4 February 1943....
     An Allied aerial bombing directive issued shortly after the Casablanca Conference.
  • Dumbarton Oaks Conference
    Dumbarton Oaks Conference

    The Dumbarton Oaks Conference was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated.It was held from 21 August to 7 October 1944 in Dumbarton Oaks, a mansion in Washington, DC, United States, and was attended by representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the Republic...


External links

  • ] The Conferences at Washington, 1941-1942, and Casablanca, 1943