Tehran Conference

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The Tehran Conference was a pivotal 1943 World War II meeting where Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin coordinated military strategy against Nazi Germany and discussed plans for the postwar world.

Aliases (2)
  • Teheran Conference ×1
  • Tehran Conference preparations ×1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied leaders summit
World War II diplomatic conference
historical event
aim to coordinate Allied strategy to defeat Nazi Germany
to discuss the shape of the postwar world order
alsoKnownAs Eureka Conference
chairperson Franklin D. Roosevelt
conflict World War II
country Iran
endDate 1943-12-01
followedBy Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
hasParticipant Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Winston Churchill
historicalSignificance first meeting of the Big Three Allied leaders together
marked a turning point in Allied strategic coordination
hostedBy Soviet embassy in Tehran
language English
Russian
interpreted French
location Tehran
notableAttendee Anthony Eden
Harry Hopkins
Vyacheslav Molotov
partOf Allied war conferences of World War II
World War II
pointInTime 1943
precededBy Moscow Conference of 1943
result agreement on simultaneous Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front
firm commitment to launch Operation Overlord in 1944
strengthening of the Grand Alliance
securityContext held under heavy security due to German threats
significantEvent agreement on opening a second front in Western Europe
discussion of postwar European borders
discussion of the United Nations concept
discussion of the future of Germany
planning of Operation Overlord
startDate 1943-11-28
topic Polish borders
Soviet entry into war against Japan
coordination of Allied military strategy against Nazi Germany
division of Germany
postwar settlement in Europe
support for Yugoslav Partisans


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