Second Washington Conference

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The Second Washington Conference was a high-level World War II strategy meeting in 1942 between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to coordinate Allied military plans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied war planning conference
World War II diplomatic conference
alsoKnownAs Conference of Washington II
Second Washington War Conference
chronologyWithin Early phase of U.S. involvement in World War II
conflict World War II
country United States
diplomaticMission Coordinate U.S.–British military plans
endTime 1942-06-25
follows Arcadia Conference
First Washington Conference
hasCause Need to coordinate Allied grand strategy in World War II
hasOutcome Agreement to launch Operation Torch in North Africa
Further coordination of Anglo-American military planning
Reaffirmation of Germany-first strategy
Strengthening of Combined Chiefs of Staff mechanism
hasParticipant Combined Chiefs of Staff
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Kingdom
United States
Winston Churchill
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Washington, D.C.
White House
mainSubject Air war against Germany
Allied global strategy in World War II
Invasion of North Africa
linked to: Operation Torch

Mediterranean theater strategy
Operation Torch planning
Pacific theater strategy
Priority of European theater over Pacific theater
Shipping and logistics allocation
Support to Soviet Union
organizer British government
linked to: UK government

United States government
partOf Allied conferences of World War II
pointInTime June 1942
significantFigure Alan Brooke
Charles Portal
Ernest J. King
linked to: Ernest King

George C. Marshall
startTime 1942-06-19
topic Allied cooperation
Amphibious warfare planning
Combined operations
Grand strategy
Naval strategy

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Arcadia Conference followedBy Second Washington Conference
Quebec Conference precededBy Washington Conference (Trident)
linked to: Second Washington Conference
Second Washington Conference alsoKnownAs Second Washington War Conference
linked to: Second Washington Conference
Second Washington Conference alsoKnownAs Conference of Washington II
linked to: Second Washington Conference
Allied conferences of World War II hasPart Washington Conferences (World War II)
linked to: Second Washington Conference
Allied conferences of World War II hasPart Second Washington Conference