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Potsdam Conference: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 17, 1945 - August 2, 1945
Location Germany • Potsdam
Participants Clement Attlee • Winston Churchill • Joseph Stalin • Harry S. Truman • Soviet Union • United Kingdom • United States

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Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin seated side by side in wicker chairs outdoors during the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, with greenery in the background.
President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin stand together smiling and clasp hands in a triple handshake at the Potsdam Conference.
Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
Deciding Germany's Future: The Potsdam Conference
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Vyacheslav Molotov seated in a suit and tie, looking to the side, with several men behind him in a formal setting.
Vyacheslav Molotov
Russian statesman and diplomat