Knowra Tehran Conference Tehran Conference The 1943 meeting in Tehran where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin coordinated Allied strategy against Nazi Germany and discussed the postwar order.
Operation Overlord : The Allied invasion of German-occupied Normandy launched on 6 June 1944. Stalin pressed for a western front, and the leaders reaffirmed plans for this cross-Channel invasion.
Second Front : A major Allied land campaign against Germany in Western Europe, long demanded by the Soviet Union. The leaders discussed when and where Britain and the United States would open this front.
Franklin D. Roosevelt : The 32nd president of the United States, who led the country through most of World War II. Roosevelt sought direct rapport with Stalin and pressed for agreement on a postwar organization.
Allies of World War II : The coalition, led by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, that fought the Axis powers in World War II. The conference was a summit among the coalition's most powerful leaders.
Yalta Conference : The February 1945 meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to address Germany, liberated Europe, and the war against Japan. The leaders returned to unresolved questions from Tehran as Germany neared defeat.
Operation Bodyguard : The Allied deception strategy that concealed the timing and location of the Normandy invasion. The agreed invasion required secrecy and deception beyond the leaders' strategic decisions.
Winston Churchill : The British prime minister who led the United Kingdom through most of World War II. Churchill defended British strategic interests while negotiating the timing and direction of Allied operations.
Moscow Conference (1943) : The October 1943 meeting of foreign ministers from the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom. Its diplomatic groundwork helped prepare the way for the leaders' Tehran summit.
Potsdam Conference : The July–August 1945 meeting of Allied leaders to settle postwar arrangements after Germany's surrender. It followed Tehran's wartime coordination into a sharply changed postwar setting.
Declaration of the Four Nations : A 1943 statement by China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States supporting a postwar international organization. The conference produced a parallel commitment to cooperation among the major powers after the war.
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