Earl of Athlone, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Mackenzie King, Octagon Conference, Citadelle de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 12 Sep 1944

Caption     Earl of Athlone, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Mackenzie King, Octagon Conference, Citadelle de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 12 Sep 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseLibrary and Archives Canada via Wikimedia Commons
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Identification Code   C-026921
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Mackenzie King   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,280 x 1,077 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 Sep 1944
Photos at Same Place Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Hobilar says:
23 Sep 2007 02:05:48 AM

Major General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (Formerly Prince Alexander of Teck in the Kingdom of Württemberg), was the younger brother of Queen Mary (Queen Consort of King George V).In 1917 he had relinquished his German titles and assumed the name Cambridge and was created Earl of Athlone.

Between the wars he had been Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, and on the 21 June 1940, with the agreement of Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King became Governor General of Canada. Lord Athlone was very active in supporting the war effort by continuously inspecting troops, training schools, and military hospitals. As Governor General, Lord Athlone hosted Prime Minister Mackenzie King, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Quebec Citadel on two separate occasions in 1943 and 1944. These meetings, known as the Quebec Conferences, helped decide the strategies of the Western Allies that would lead to victory over Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.


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