Potsdam Conference Opens: Allies Decide Germany's Fate
Churchill, Truman, and Stalin gathered in Potsdam to carve up the ruins of Nazi Germany, compelling the Allies to confront deepening ideological fractures that would harden into the Cold War. Their agreements on reparations and occupation zones established the physical and political boundaries of Europe for decades, turning a defeated enemy into a divided continent.
July 17, 1945
81 years ago
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Allies of World War II
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Winston Churchill
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Joseph Stalin
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Harry S. Truman
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Potsdam
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Allies of World War II
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Winston Churchill
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Harry S. Truman
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Joseph Stalin
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