(Untitled), 16 Oct 1944

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/48-49

Scope and Contents

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC stating that he and his Chiefs of Staff are in complete agreement that they should not divert any of General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]'s divisions to Italy since they would not have a decisive effect on the campaign in Italy in 1944 and are needed for the Battle of Germany.

Dates

Creation: 16 Oct 1944

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