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Harry Hopkins to Winston Churchill, November 29, 1942
In a broadcast heard worldwide on November 29, 1942, Churchill described the Allied victories in North Africa including the defeat of Field Marshal Rommel by General Montgomery at the second Battle of El Alamein and the successful American-led landings in Algeria and Morocco. Churchill referred to the "bright gleam of victory," prompting this positive reply from Harry Hopkins who had clearly listened to the speech with the President and First Lady.
Object Details:
Typescript of telegram. Churchill Papers, Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, U.K. (184.1)
Related Theme:
World War II
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