![Free French leaders Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud at Casablanca Conference, Morocco, 24 Jan 1943; Roosevelt and Churchill in background [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/person_degaulle3.jpg)
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| Caption | Free French leaders Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud at Casablanca Conference, Morocco, 24 Jan 1943; Roosevelt and Churchill in background [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Frank Capra | ||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Government | ||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 720 x 576 pixels | ||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 24 Jan 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Casablanca, French Morocco | ||||||||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. Anonymous says:
12 Dec 2010 07:45:50 PM
While "insecure egomaniac" would certainly apply to Charles de Gaulle it in no way could be applied to Henri Giraud. Giraud had more courage and soldiers heart in his little finger than de Gaulle had in his entire 6 foot 5 inch frame.
12 Dec 2010 07:45:50 PM
While "insecure egomaniac" would certainly apply to Charles de Gaulle it in no way could be applied to Henri Giraud. Giraud had more courage and soldiers heart in his little finger than de Gaulle had in his entire 6 foot 5 inch frame.
3. richard madigan says:
25 Mar 2013 11:14:36 AM
Giraud was pretty tall too! Captured twice by the Germans and escaped twice. Pretty cool.
25 Mar 2013 11:14:36 AM
Giraud was pretty tall too! Captured twice by the Germans and escaped twice. Pretty cool.
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Casablanca, French Morocco |
| Lat/Long | 33.5888, -7.6632 |
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31 Dec 2008 06:20:43 PM
This is a famous and pivotal photo. Giraud and de Gaulle did not like each other. They were both insecure egomaniacs vying for position as the undisputed French leader. Roosevelt insisted on this photo and de Gaulle resented it for the rest of his life. He saw being told to shake hands like a couple of quarreling school-kids as a personal insult. As a result of this handshake, this was the last time de Gaulle submitted to any request of any kind from any American president.