American and Allied leaders at the Second Quebec Conference
9/1944
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This photograph shows British and American combined Chiefs of Staff with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at the Second Quebec Conference in 1944. Sitting are: G.C. Marshall, Admiral W.D. Leahy, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooks, and Field Marshal Sir John Dill. Standing are: Maj. Gen. Hollis, Gen. Sir Hasting Ismay, Admiral E.J. King, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal, H.H. Arnold, and Admiral Sir A.B. Cunningham.
The Second Quebec Conference (codenamed "Octagon") was a high level military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian, and American Governments. The Conference was held in Quebec City, September 12 - 16, 1944, and was the second conference to be held in Quebec. (The first, code-named "Quadrant," was held in Quebec from August 10 to August 25, 1943.) The chief representatives were British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The leaders considered strategic plans for final victory over Germany and Japan, continued U.S. economic aid to the United Kingdom, and British naval participation in the conflict against Japan. Also discussed were the demarcation of zones of occupation in post-war Germany and overall policy for governing occupied Germany. The Morgenthau Plan for reducing Germany to an agrarian economy was tentatively approved, although it would be rejected by President Roosevelt a month later.
The Second Quebec Conference (codenamed "Octagon") was a high level military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian, and American Governments. The Conference was held in Quebec City, September 12 - 16, 1944, and was the second conference to be held in Quebec. (The first, code-named "Quadrant," was held in Quebec from August 10 to August 25, 1943.) The chief representatives were British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The leaders considered strategic plans for final victory over Germany and Japan, continued U.S. economic aid to the United Kingdom, and British naval participation in the conflict against Japan. Also discussed were the demarcation of zones of occupation in post-war Germany and overall policy for governing occupied Germany. The Morgenthau Plan for reducing Germany to an agrarian economy was tentatively approved, although it would be rejected by President Roosevelt a month later.
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter).
National Archives Identifier: 292627
Full Citation: Photograph 338-FTL(EF)-7217(4); American and Allied leaders at international conferences; 9/1944; Signal Corps Photograph Collection: Equipment File, ca. 1972 - 1994; Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter), Record Group 338; National Archives at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/second-quebec-conference, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.