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Telegraph Message Regarding the Selection of General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1943-12-06

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
United States

During the Teheran Conference, President Franklin D. Roosevelt selected General Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force. While discussing matters with Prime Minister Churchill, the President telegraphed his decision to Marshall Stalin on December 7, 1943. [From President Roosevelt's Map Room Papers]

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  • Title: Telegraph Message Regarding the Selection of General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander.
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1943-12-06

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