Big 3 at Teheran - Europe 1943

FDR left U.S. Nov. 11, 1943, on battleship USS Iowa to attend Cairo conference in Mena House hotel near pyramids in Egypt Nov. 23-26; Harry Hopkins feared Russia would join with British against U.S. due to successes on Eastern front after Stalingrad and Kursk; George Marshall feared British Mediterranean plans: "not one U. S. soldier should die for Rhodes." Chiang Kai-shek at Cairo feared growing influence of Russia and declining aid to China. After 4 days in Egypt, FDR and Churchill travelled by airplane on Nov. 27 to Teheran, flying over Palestine and Iraq and Iran. They were still divided on strategy, and this division would be exploited by Stalin at the 10th major conference of WWII at Teheran.

FDR, Churchill, Stalin from ILN 1943/12/11
Stalin from ILN 1943/12/11

Churchill gives Stalingrad sword to Stalin, from Time 1943/12/11
FDR holds Stalingrad Sword presented to Stalin at Teheran, from Newsweek, 1943/12/20
FDR receiving Stalingrad sword





Man of the Year
from 1943/01 Time
Trouble Spots
from 1945/5 Time
Carl Spaatz from USAF Museum

Teheran Conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1

2nd Cairo Conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1




Lend-Lease 12/6/43

East Prussia "Junkerland" and Koenigsburg, 1944/08 from Time - bg

Turkey 12/43



Eastern Front 2/43

Eastern Front 8/43

Eastern Front 9/43



Newsweek map 12/6/43

Newsweek map 12/6/43

Newsweek map 12/6/43



1/6 of Earth 3/29/43

bombers range 10/11/43

Time map 8/44


Iowa-class battleship

Iran and Turkey and Iraq and Egypt and Palestine

Fireside Chat Dec. 24, 1943

Mission to Moscow film released April 1943; Battle of Russia film released Oct. 1943

New Approaches in 1944 and aid to Tito's "3rd Front"


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