1945-07-26

Potsdam Declaration

Demand for Japanese surrenderThe Allies demanded Japan’s unconditional surrender and set terms for the postwar East Asian order.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Guilin-Liuzhou operation
  2. Ili Rebellion and Three Districts Revolution
  3. Tokyo firebombing
  4. Battle of Okinawa
  5. Taihoku air raid
  6. Potsdam DeclarationCurrent record
  7. Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Context

The Potsdam Declaration tied military defeat to postwar occupation and independence questions.

Sources and media

JACAR and National Diet Library surrender-transition records are linked.

Media

Potsdam Conference leaders and advisersVisual recordPotsdam Conference leaders and advisersThe Allied leadership setting for the Potsdam Declaration toward Japan.

Source Trail

Primary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceArchiveNational Diet Library · Modern Japan in ArchivesOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Potsdam conference 1945-8.jpgOpen source