Potsdam Declaration

Potsdam Conference session including Clement Attlee, Ernest Bevin, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Joseph Stalin (white uniform), William D. Leahy, Joseph E. Davies, James F. Byrnes, and Harry S. Truman (right)

The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II.

On July 26, 1945, United States President Harry S. Truman, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chairman of China Chiang Kai-shek issued the document. It talked about the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan. These terms were first talked about during the Potsdam Conference.

The declaration said if Japan did not surrender, it would face "prompt and utter destruction."^[1]^[2]

Potsdam Declaration Media

Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill at "Little White House", Potsdam, Germany in July 1945
US ambassador, Patrick Hurley and Chiang Kai-Shek at a banquet in 1945 to honor General Chennault, on the right of the Generalissimo
Winston Churchill with his daughter and aide-de-camp, Mary, at their residence in Potsdam, Germany in July 1945

References

↑ "Potsdam Declaration: Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender Issued, at Potsdam, July 26, 1945". National Science Digital Library.
↑ "Milestones: 1937-1945 / The Potsdam Conference, 1945". United States Department of State, Office of the Historian.

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[atomicarchive-1] "Potsdam Declaration: Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender Issued, at Potsdam, July 26, 1945". National Science Digital Library.

[2] "Milestones: 1937-1945 / The Potsdam Conference, 1945". United States Department of State, Office of the Historian.

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