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Subject:
RE:3rd May 1943...12th?
perfectgeneral
2/20/2005 10:39:31 AM
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12 May 1943,
Axis forces are completed defeat in North Africa. Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel flees to Germany.
Thousands of German and Italian prisoners, including men from the crack German Afrika Korps, wait in the North African sunlight for transportation to permanent POW enclosures
12 May 1943,
(till 25 May).
"Trident Conference", Washington, D.C. Roosevelt and Churchill meet to discuss a cross-Channel invasion into France. British views differ from U.S. on timeframe and early commitment to invasion of France, and also on the strategic grounds for the invasion of Sicily. Differences threaten the agreement on Normandy because of Britain's insistence on its rights to exploit successes on Sicily and Italy, and also because it feels that the U.S. is more committed to the Pacific. Compromises are eventually reached on all issues. Target date for the invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord) is set for 1 May 1944, and British General Sir Frederick Morgan is appointed as chief planner, given the title Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (COSSACK).
This is a good point to change the course of the war (the 12th). The N.African campaign is over and the western Allies are meeting to set new strategic objectives. Maybe Shooter was allowing nine days to prepare for the meeting (Trident Conference in Washington)? |
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