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President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agree to inform Marshall Stalin of a date for Overlord.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1943-12

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During the Teheran Conference, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill agree to inform Marshall Joseph Stalin of a firm date for launching Overlord.

When the recommendations of the Combined Chiefs of Staff were presented to Roosevelt they read- "Agreed-to inform Stalin that we will launch Overlord by June 1... " Roosevelt penciled in "During the month of May" to placate Churchill because this was the time-frame agreed upon earlier in 1943 by both men.

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  • Title: President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill agree to inform Marshall Stalin of a date for Overlord.
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1943-12
  • Location: Teheran
U.S. National Archives

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