Winston Churchill (with UK & US General)in Algiers, 1940-1943: A Strategic Meeting Point

In the peak of WW2, when the war was at its height, interestingly, army generals were plotting in Algiers.

Group photograph of participants in the Allied Planning Conference which took place at the Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ) in Algiers on 4 June 1943. From left to right: Mr Anthony Eden, General Sir Alan Brooke, Air Chief Marshal Tedder, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, General Alexander, General Marshall (USA), General Eisenhower and General Montgomery. The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, who presided over the conference, is seen at the centre of the group.

The man from Germany surely knew something we did not.