Les Conferences De Quebec de 1943 et 1944 - First and Second Quebec Conference - Quebec, Canada
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N 46° 48.591 W 071° 12.648
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This memorial commemorates the Quebec Conference between President Franklin D. Roosavelt and Winston Churchill.
Waymark Code: WM90H5
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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The First Quebec Conference (codenamed "QUADRANT") was a highly secret military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian and United States governments. The conference was held in Quebec City, August 17, 1943 - August 24, 1943. It took place at the Citadelle and at the Château Frontenac. The chief representatives were Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and William Lyon Mackenzie King.
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, 1944 - September 16, 1944, and was the second conference to be held in Quebec, after "QUADRANT" in August 1943. The chief representatives were Winston Churchill, William Lyon Mackenzie King and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The marker reads:
EN: In 1943 and 1944 President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosavelt and Premier Minsiter of Great Brittain Winston Spencer Churchill met at Quebec for two conferences to determine issues related to the great war in Europe and the Pacific. 7 May 1998