Casablanca Conference

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The Casablanca Conference was a high-level World War II meeting held in January 1943 where Allied leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, coordinated military strategy and declared the policy of demanding unconditional surrender from the Axis powers.


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instanceOf World War II conference
diplomatic conference
military planning conference
alsoKnownAs Anfa Conference
announcedAt press conference in Casablanca
announcedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
attendeeCountApproximate about 50 senior Allied officials
chairperson Franklin D. Roosevelt
coChairperson Winston Churchill
conflict World War II
country French Morocco
declaredPolicy no separate peace with Axis powers
unconditional surrender of Axis powers
endDate 1943-01-24
excludedParticipant Joseph Stalin
hasParticipant Allied powers
Charles de Gaulle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Free French Forces
Henri Giraud
United Kingdom
United States
Winston Churchill
historicalRegion French Protectorate in Morocco
location Anfa Hotel
Casablanca
mainOutcome declaration of unconditional surrender policy
organizedBy British government
United States government
partOf World War II
reasonForExclusion Battle of Stalingrad ongoing
resultedIn decision to invade Sicily
intensification of Allied strategic bombing campaign
public announcement of unconditional surrender policy
strengthening of Free French position
significantFor coordination of Anglo-American strategy
shaping Allied war aims
startDate 1943-01-14
targetOfPolicy Germany
Italy
Japan
timePeriod January 1943
topic Allied grand strategy
French leadership question
Mediterranean theater operations
North African campaign
aid to Soviet Union
invasion of Sicily
strategic bombing of Germany

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Combined Chiefs of Staff
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