Cairo in WW2 History | World War II Database

7 Mar 1941

Egypt

Field Marshal Jan Smuts arrived in Cairo, Egypt where, at an evening conference, he gave his support to Anthony Eden's firm line to commit troops to the Greek mainland. ww2dbase [Jan Smuts | Balkans Campaign | Cairo | AC]

21 Jul 1941

Egypt

Free French leader Charles de Gaulle met with British Minister of State in Cairo Oliver Lyttleton in Cairo, Egypt, complaining of the shortcomings in the arrangement in the Middle East where Free French troops were placed under British command. De Gaulle noted that Free France would assume direct control of troops in the theater as of noon of 24 Jul 1941. ww2dbase [Ding Delong | Cairo | CPC]

11 Sep 1941

Photo(s) dated 11 Sep 1941

Major General Edmund Herring, Lieutenant General John Lavarack, Major General Leslie Morshead, and Major General Samuel Burston at the Gezira Sports Club, Cairo, Egypt, 11 Sep 1941

4 May 1942

Photo(s) dated 4 May 1942

Air Marshal Peter Drummond, Minister of Sate in the Middle East Richard Casey, and Air Marshal Arthur Tedder, Cairo, Egypt, 4 May 1942

4 Aug 1942

Egypt

Winston Churchill arrived at Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Cairo | CPC]

12 Aug 1942

Egypt

Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery arrived in Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Bernard Montgomery | Cairo | AC]

13 Aug 1942

Egypt

Bernard Law Montgomery officially took command of the British Eighth Army in North Africa after the original choice commander, William Gott, was killed. ww2dbase [Bernard Montgomery | Cairo | TH, CPC]

17 Aug 1942

Egypt

Winston Churchill arrived at Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Cairo | CPC]

20 Nov 1943

Egypt

Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill arrived at Cairo, Egypt and checked into the Mena House hotel. ww2dbase [Frank Merrill | Joseph Stilwell | Cairo | CPC]

21 Nov 1943

Photo(s) dated 21 Nov 1943

Chinese officers at the Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, Nov 1943

22 Nov 1943

Photo(s) dated 22 Nov 1943

Chiang, Roosevelt, and Churchill at the Cairo Conference, Egypt, Nov 1943, photo 1 of 3

Chiang, Roosevelt, and Churchill at the Cairo Conference, Egypt, Nov 1943, photo 2 of 3

Chiang, Roosevelt, and Churchill at the Cairo Conference, Egypt, Nov 1943, photo 3 of 3

25 Nov 1943

Egypt

At Cairo, Egypt, Chiang Kaishek decided to pull his support for a Chinese invasion of northern Burma due to his perception that the British and the Americans were not putting in their full effort in the theater. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | Cairo Conference | Cairo | CPC]

26 Nov 1943

Egypt

The Cairo Conference ended with Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Chiang Kaishek agreeing that Japanese-occupied northeastern China (Manchuria), Taiwan, and the Pescadores islands were to be returned to the Republic of China. The Anglo-Americans were, however, unable to persuade Chiang to re-instate his pledge to send Chinese troops in an invasion into northern Burma. ww2dbase [Cairo Conference | Cairo | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 26 Nov 1943

Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling touring Cairo, Egypt, Nov 1943

6 Nov 1944

Egypt

Jewish terrorists murdered Lord Moyne in Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Cairo | AC]

24 Feb 1945

Egypt

Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha was assassinated at parliament by 28-year-old Mustafa Essawy in the parliament building after reading a declaration of war against the Axis Powers. ww2dbase [Cairo | CPC]

3 Nov 1956

Egypt

Arromanches launched Corsair fighters to strike airfields near Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Colossus | Cairo | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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