Tehran

Definition

Tehran refers to the conference held in Iran's capital city, Tehran, in November-December 1943. The Big Three - Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin - met to coordinate their military strategy against Germany and Japan.

Analogy

Think of it as a group project meeting at school where you and your teammates discuss how to tackle different parts of an assignment. In this case, the assignment was defeating Axis powers.

Related terms

Operation Overlord: This was the codename for the Battle of Normandy where Allied forces launched an invasion on German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

Eastern Front: This term refers to the battlefront between Axis Powers and Soviet Union during World War II which stretched from Central Europe towards Russia.

Second Front: A term referring to a new front of attack opened by Allies against Germany during World War II. The D-Day invasion is often considered as opening up this second front.