List of Allied Conferences during World War II
This list briefly cites important facts from conferences of the Allies (the anti-Hitler coalition; in particular the Soviet Union , Great Britain and later the USA ) that took place during the Second World War to combat the German Reich and its allies (the Axis Powers ) (see the period, the group of participants and the results or topics discussed). The list is not complete.
- See also: Chronology of World War II , a timeline, diary-like chronicle of most war events
Surname | code | place | Period | Most important participants | Results and topics discussed |
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US – British Staff Conference | ABC-1 | Washington, DC | January 29 to March 29, 1941 | British and US staff officers | Definition of a common strategy, especially Germany first (see also Plan-Dog-Memorandum ) |
Atlantic Conference | Placentia Bay , Newfoundland ( HMS Prince of Wales ) | August 9-12, 1941 | Churchill , Roosevelt | Definition of the common principles of their international policy in the Atlantic Charter | |
First Moscow Conference | Moscow | September 29 to October 1, 1941 | Stalin , US Envoy Harriman , UK Envoy Beaverbrook | Moscow Protocol of October 2, 1941 | |
First Washington Conference | ARCADIA | Washington, DC | December 22, 1941 to January 14, 1942 | Churchill, Roosevelt | Determination of the main theater of war: Germany first |
Second Washington Conference | Washington, DC | June 19-25, 1942 | Churchill, Roosevelt | ||
Second Moscow Conference | Moscow | August 12-17, 1942 | Churchill, Stalin, Harriman | ||
Casablanca Conference | SYMBOL | Casablanca | January 14-24, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) | |
Third Washington Conference | TRIDENT | Washington, DC | May 12-27, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt | |
First Québec Conference | QUADRANT | Quebec | August 14-24, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, William Lyon Mackenzie King | UA Québec Agreement (British participation in the Manhattan Project ) |
Third Moscow Conference | Moscow | October 19 to November 1, 1943 | Foreign Ministers Hull , Eden and Molotov | Moscow Declaration | |
First Cairo Conference | SEXTANT | Cairo | November 22-26, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek | Cairo Declaration |
Tehran Conference | EUREKA | Tehran | November 28 to December 1, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin | Soviet-Polish border on Curzon line set |
Second Cairo Conference | Cairo | December 4-6, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, İsmet İnönü | ||
Bretton Woods Conference | Bretton Woods | July 1st to 22nd, 1944 | Representatives from 44 states | Bretton Woods System , IBRD , IMF | |
Dumbarton Oaks Conference | Dumbarton Oaks | August 21 to October 7, 1944 | Representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the Republic of China | First draft of the United Nations Charter | |
Second Québec Conference | OCTAGON | Quebec | September 12-16, 1944 | Churchill, Roosevelt, William Lyon Mackenzie King , CCS | Allied occupation zones established in defeated Germany, Morgenthau Plan |
Fourth Moscow Conference | TOLSTOY | Moscow | October 9-20, 1944 | Churchill, Stalin, Eden, Molotov, US Ambassador Harriman | Discussion about the future of Poland and the countries of East Central and Southeast Europe |
Malta Conference | ARGONAUT, CRICKET | Malta | January 30 to February 2, 1945 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Eden, Stettinius , CCS | |
Yalta Conference | ARGONAUT, MAGNETO | Yalta | February 4-11, 1945 | Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin | Division of Germany, the distribution of power in Europe after the end of the war and the war against the Japanese Empire |
San Francisco Conference | San Francisco | April 25 to June 26, 1945 | Representatives from 50 states | Signing of the United Nations Charter on June 26, 1945 by the participating states | |
conference of Potsdam | TERMINAL | Potsdam | July 17 to August 2, 1945 | Churchill (from July 28th Attlee ), Truman , Stalin, Eden (from July 28th Bevin ), Byrnes , Molotow | Potsdam Declaration , Potsdam Agreement |