7 Mar 1941
Egypt
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
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]
4 Aug 1942
Egypt
Egypt
- Winston Churchill arrived at Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Cairo | CPC]
12 Aug 1942
Egypt
Egypt
- Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery arrived in Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Bernard Montgomery | Cairo | AC]
13 Aug 1942
Egypt
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
Egypt
- Winston Churchill arrived at Cairo, Egypt. ww2dbase [Winston Churchill | Cairo | CPC]
20 Nov 1943
Egypt
Egypt
- Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill arrived at Cairo, Egypt and checked into the Mena House hotel. ww2dbase [Frank Merrill | Joseph Stilwell | Cairo | CPC]
25 Nov 1943
Egypt
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


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]


24 Feb 1945
Egypt
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
Egypt
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