1. The Casablanca Conference – 14-24 January 1943
Discussion of allied strategy in Casablanca.
Sicily or Sardinia?
Decision to land in Sicily during summer 1943.
Decision to land in France in case of complete German disaster at the Eastern Front.
Stalin’s reaction on the decisions of conference in Casablanca.

2. French Question in Casablanca
Problems with the French.
Giraud and de Gaulle in Casablanca.
Roosevelt meets Giraud.
Roosevelt and de Gaulle.
Decision to create united French committee but no decision about its chairman.

3. Press-Conference in Casablanca
Press-Conference about the results of summit.
De Gaulle and Giraud shaking hands.
Roosevelt pronounces the principle of “Unconditional Surrender”.
Was Unconditional Surrender principle adjusted with British?
Historians arguing about the need of this principle.

4. Conference in Washington and Operation “Husky”
Churchill arguing against crossing Channel in 1943.
Decision to continue attacks on Italy.
Churchill meets Eisenhower in Algiers.
No decisions on this meeting.
Beginning of Operation “Husky”.
Allied mistakes.
End of German and Italian resistance in Sicily.

5. Warfare in Italy The fall of Mussolini.
Negotiations with the new government of Badoglio.
Italians agree on surrender.
Signing the armistice.
Allied forces land in Italy.
Hitler’s decision to defend Italy.
Mussolini liberated by German special forces.
Allied attacks.
Stalemate in Italy.

6. The Conference at Quebec
Allied discussions about future strategy.
Churchill wants to land in Mediterranean in 1944.
Americans forcing British to adopt plan and cross the Channel in 1944.
Decision to launch second operation in France simultaneously with crossing the Channel.
“Churchill lost the battle, but not the war yet”.