Accession Number | P02018.153 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Algiers, Algeria. 1942-11-11. A conference in Algiers after Allied landings at Oran, Casablanca ...
Description
Algiers, Algeria. 1942-11-11. A conference in Algiers after Allied landings at Oran, Casablanca and Algiers. Left to right: Admiral Sir Alan Cunningham, US General Mark Clark, French Admiral Jean Darlan (in civilian clothes) and US General Dwight Eisenhower. Darlan was placed in charge of French affairs in the area by Eisenhower, and was assassinated by a Frenchman on 1942-12-24.