Potsdam Conference

Potsdam Conference (17 July – 2 August 1945) was a meeting of the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union held in Potsdam, Germany, to decide how to administer defeated Germany after World War II.

Quotes

• We shall not be diverted from our purpose of destroying German militarism and Nazism.
  • Harry S. Truman, Opening statement at the Potsdam Conference, 17 July 1945.
• The British Government is determined that Germany shall never again be able to disturb the peace of the world.
  • Winston Churchill, Statement at Potsdam, July 1945.
• The Allies have agreed that the German people must be given the opportunity to prepare for the eventual reconstruction of their life on a democratic and peaceful basis.
  • From the Potsdam Agreement (Protocol of the Proceedings), 1 August 1945.
• If the Japanese Government does not accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth.
  • Potsdam Declaration, 26 July 1945.