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Allied call for the surrender of all of the armed forces of Japan during World War II
The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed
Potsdam_Declaration
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945, the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction"
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
1945 Allied meeting on the postwar world
The Potsdam Conference (German: Potsdamer Konferenz) was held at Potsdam in the Soviet occupation zone from 17 July to 2 August 1945, to allow the three
Potsdam_Conference
End of World War II
United States called for the unconditional surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945—the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction"
Surrender_of_Japan
Failed Japanese coup d'état in August 1945
(Berlin time), the Potsdam Conference issued a declaration on the terms for the surrender of Japan. When the Potsdam Declaration was received in Japan
Kyūjō_incident
Aspect of Asian history
Japan, causing Emperor Hirohito to announce the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15, 1945, which would eventually lead to the surrender
End_of_World_War_II_in_Asia
Outcome of the 1943 Cairo Conference
unconditional surrender of Japan. The Cairo Declaration is cited in Clause Eight (8) of the Potsdam Declaration, which is referred to by the Japanese Instrument
1943_Cairo_Declaration
Celebration of the end of World War II
10 communicated its intention to surrender under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, but that was not yet the end of hostilities. The news of the Japanese
Victory_over_Japan_Day
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
or foment other violence. On 26 July 1945, the Allies issued the Potsdam Declaration demanding unconditional surrender. The Japanese government council
Hirohito
Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
surrender was issued on 2 September 1945, in compliance with the Potsdam Declaration of the Allies, and the empire's territory subsequently shrunk to
Empire_of_Japan
Supreme law of Japan
conditions of the Potsdam Declaration, which necessitates amendments to its Constitution after the surrender. The wording of the Potsdam Declaration—"The Japanese
Constitution_of_Japan
Capital of Brandenburg, Germany
Potsdam (German pronunciation: [ˈpɔtsdam] ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan
Potsdam
Post-World War II occupation of Japan
acceptable to the Allies and committed to implementing the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, which among other things called for the country to become a parliamentary
Occupation_of_Japan
1945 agreement between the major 3 Allies regarding the end of World War II
assumed supreme authority over Germany by the Berlin Declaration of June 5, 1945. At the Potsdam Conference the Western Allies were presented with Stalin's
Potsdam_Agreement
1945 Soviet campaign of World War II
and families from Japan. On 26 July the conference produced the Potsdam Declaration whereby Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Chiang Kai-shek demanded Japan's
Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria
Post–World War II war crimes trials
implement the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration, the Instrument of Surrender, and the Moscow Conference. The Potsdam Declaration (July 1945) had
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
International_Military_Tribunal_for_the_Far_East
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
1942, the Allies, then known as the United Nations, adopted a joint declaration condemning the systematic murder of Jews. Most neutral countries in Europe
The_Holocaust
1941 Japanese attack on the US
and the British Empire later that day (December 8 in Tokyo), but the declarations were not delivered until the next day. On December 8, both the United
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
1945 radio broadcast by Japanese emperor
the Japanese people that the Japanese government had accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded the unconditional surrender of the Japanese military
Hirohito_surrender_broadcast
Japanese phrase or word
Japanese government used the word in its initial rejection of the Potsdam Declaration, the Allied demand that Japan surrender unconditionally in World
Mokusatsu
Diplomatic row caused by a dispute regarding Taiwan
Republic of China. [The Potsdam Declaration] states that the terms shall be carried out", and said "Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration". The Chinese foreign
2025–2026 China–Japan diplomatic crisis
2025–2026_China–Japan_diplomatic_crisis
1945 agreement ending World War II
radio broadcast announcement of the acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration at noon Japan Standard Time on 15 August. General Douglas MacArthur's
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender
1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
of Surrender which specifically accepted the Potsdam Declaration which refers to the Cairo Declaration. Disputes over the precise de jure sovereign of
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Last major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
the southwest but met stiff resistance from 1st Ukrainian Front around Potsdam. Schörner's Army Group Centre was forced to withdraw from the Battle of
Battle_of_Berlin
Global conflict (1939–1945)
Japanese cabinet to accept the terms demanded by the Allies in the Potsdam Declaration. On 15 August, the Emperor communicated this decision to the Japanese
World_War_II
1945 Soviet invasion of Manchukuo
the war in Europe. On 26 July, the US, the UK, and China made the Potsdam Declaration, an ultimatum calling for the Japanese surrender that if ignored
Soviet–Japanese_War
Controversies surrounding nuclear attacks
Winston Churchill and President of China Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan. This
Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Debate_over_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Theater of World War II
Churchill issued the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan that were agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference. This ultimatum
Pacific_War
1937–1938 mass murder in China
According to Japanese historian Fujiwara Akira, "When Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration and surrendered in August 1945, the state officially acknowledged
Nanjing_Massacre
1945 WWII allied discussion of postwar reorganization
Hungary. The conference resulted in the Potsdam Declaration, regarding the surrender of Japan, and the Potsdam Agreement, regarding the Soviet annexation of
Yalta_Conference
1941 non-aggression agreement between the USSR and Imperial Japan
Union relations Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact Italo-Soviet Pact Potsdam Conference, Potsdam Declaration Wikimedia Commons has media related to Soviet-Japanese
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
Soviet–Japanese_Neutrality_Pact
Territorial dispute between Japan and Russia
disagreements about the meaning of the Yalta agreement (February 1945), the Potsdam Declaration (July 1945), and the Treaty of San Francisco (September 1951). The
Kuril_Islands_dispute
Executions that followed the Nuremberg Trials
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Nuremberg_executions
Potsdam Declaration, which provided for Japan's unconditional surrender, did not mention the Kurils, instead referring to the 1943 Cairo Declaration by
Territorial_disputes_of_Japan
Three legendary treasures
hands. In a diary entry by Kōichi Kido dated 31 July, after the Potsdam Declaration, Emperor Hirohito told Kido, "In the end, I think it would be best
Imperial_Regalia_of_Japan
1945 historical document
The Berlin Declaration (German: Berliner Erklärung/Deklaration) of 5 June 1945, or the Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany, had the governments
Berlin_Declaration_(1945)
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
humanity. The Japanese government also accepted the terms set by the Potsdam Declaration (1945) after the end of the war, including the provision in Article
Japanese_war_crimes
National anthem of Japan
national anthem of the Empire of Japan. When the Empire accepted the Potsdam Declaration and came under Allied occupation, Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) retained
Kimigayo
Independence movement in East Asia
Province, PRC. According to the PRC's interpretation, the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration and United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 establish
Taiwan_independence_movement
the uprising, however. Pridi immediately issued a declaration stating that Phibun's 1942 declaration of war was unconstitutional and legally void, thereby
Thailand_in_World_War_II
1945 Soviet invasion of the Japanese portion of Sakhalin Island
August 16). However, on August 15, following the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, an order was issued from the Imperial General Headquarters to cease
Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin
Soviet_invasion_of_South_Sakhalin
Index of lists with the same name
Timeline of the Eastern Front of World War II (1941–1945) Timeline of declarations of war during World War II Timeline of the United Kingdom home front
List of timelines of World War II
List_of_timelines_of_World_War_II
Minister and immediately flies to the negotiating table at Potsdam. The Potsdam Declaration is issued. 28: The Japanese battleships Haruna and Ise are
Timeline of World War II (1945)
Timeline_of_World_War_II_(1945)
Country in East Asia
Declaration specified that Formosa and the Pescadores be returned by Japan to the ROC; the terms were later repeated in the 1945 Potsdam Declaration that
Taiwan
Prime Minister of Japan in 1945
Okinawa and the resignation of prime minister Kuniaki Koiso. After the Potsdam Declaration by the Allies on 26 July, which called for Japan's unconditional
Kantarō_Suzuki
Transfer of Taiwan and Penghu from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945
after the war. This intention was included in the Cairo Declaration and reiterated in the Potsdam Proclamation, which called for the fulfilment of these
Retrocession_of_Taiwan
Japanese biological and chemical warfare research facility (1936–1945)
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Unit_731
Military goal of Operation Barbarossa
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A–A_line
Soviet military occupations (1939-1991)
Communist rule, the Korean War broke out. After Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration on 14 August 1945, and announced the termination of the war on 15
Military occupations by the Soviet Union
Military_occupations_by_the_Soviet_Union
machine gun, left almost 100 casualties to the Germans. Following the declaration of war against the Axis Powers, a civilian militia known as the Mexican
Mexico_during_World_War_II
Client state of Nazi Germany
and heard Tiso's report on his discussion with Hitler and a possible declaration of independence. Some of the deputies were skeptical of making such a
Slovak_Republic_(1939–1945)
Curtain and the subsequent Cold War. Having ignored (mokusatsu) the Potsdam Declaration under government of Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki, the Empire of
Japan_during_World_War_II
Soldiers who kept fighting post-WWII
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Japanese_holdout
1877 Japanese samurai revolt
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Satsuma_Rebellion
February 8, 1943, Brazil formally joined the Allies upon signing the Declaration by United Nations. Although considered a secondary Allied power, Brazil
Brazil_in_World_War_II
1952 Japan–Allies peace treaty
theater Potsdam Agreement, a 1945 communique by the Allies detailing post-war relations with Germany (not to be confused with the Potsdam Declaration) Treaty
Treaty_of_San_Francisco
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
grounds. On 26 July the United States, Britain and China issued the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded Japan's surrender after warning that the country
Air_raids_on_Japan
1899–1901 anti-foreign uprising in China
Boxers and on June 21, issued an imperial decree that was a de facto declaration of war on the invading powers. Chinese officialdom was split between
Boxer_Rebellion
Emperor of Japan from 1912 to 1926
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Emperor_Taishō
1931–32 invasion of China prior to the Second Sino-Japanese War
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria
World War II landing operation in Europe
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Normandy_landings
Tree that survived the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Hibakujumoku
Japanese political concept
surrender broadcast, which announced the Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration (unconditional surrender). By the surrender of Japan in 1945, the
Kokutai
Topics referred to by the same term
Germany Potsdam Conference, a World War II conference Potsdam Declaration, a statement calling for the Surrender of Japan in World War II Potsdam (film)
Potsdam_(disambiguation)
Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
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Warsaw_Uprising
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Business collaboration with Nazi Germany
Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany
Combined military forces of the Empire of Japan
Manchuria / Battle of Sakhalin / Battle of Shumshu) Accepting the Potsdam Declaration Soviet troops occupy the South Karafuto and Kuril Islands September
Imperial Japanese Armed Forces
Imperial_Japanese_Armed_Forces
Polish communist state from 1947 to 1989
of Berlin, otherwise known as the Potsdam Conference in August 1945 after the end of the war in Europe. The Potsdam Agreement also sanctioned the transfer
Polish_People's_Republic
1941–1945 occupation during World War II
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Japanese occupation of New Guinea
Japanese_occupation_of_New_Guinea
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
anticipated; this was immediately cabled to Stimson, who was then at the Potsdam Conference, and Groves hastily prepared a lengthier report sent via courier
Manhattan_Project
Final battles as well as the surrender by Nazi Germany
any obligation to implement the Potsdam Agreement; with the consequence that much of the programme envisaged at Potsdam, for the establishment of a German
End_of_World_War_II_in_Europe
Calendar year
has governed Britain with a majority in the House of Commons. The Potsdam Declaration demands Japan's unconditional surrender; Article 12, permitting Japan
1945
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
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Battle_of_Stalingrad
Part of World War 2 (1942–1945)
Direction of the War to accept the terms the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration to end the war. After several more days of behind-the-scenes negotiations
Japanese occupation of Singapore
Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore
Day of the year
Winston Churchill from power. 1945 – World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. 1945 – World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British
July_26
2015 Japanese film
preparations for Operation Ketsugō, the leadership's response to the Potsdam Declaration, Soviet–Japanese War and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The_Emperor_in_August
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Operation_Torch
Militaristic ideology espoused by the Empire of Japan (1873–1945)
Mutanchiang (August 12–16). Hirohito broadcasts Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration (August 15). The official surrender ceremony in Tokyo bay follows
Japanese_militarism
Title of the ruling monarch of Japan since 660 BC
manifestations of fanaticism. This in turn led to the requirement in the Potsdam Declaration for the elimination "for all time of the authority and influence
Emperor_of_Japan
World War II Allied operations against German long-range weapons
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Operation_Crossbow
Period of Japanese history (1926–1989)
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Shōwa_era
1945 agreement ending WWII in Europe
under Wilhelm Keitel, which had previously relocated to Krampnitz near Potsdam, and then to Rheinsberg during the Battle of Berlin. Dönitz sought to present
German Instrument of Surrender
German_Instrument_of_Surrender
1944–1945 Japanese suicidal aircraft attacks
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Kamikaze
German expeditionary military force deployed to North Africa
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Afrika_Korps
Period of Czechoslovak history
transfer of the Germans was not reached until 2 August 1945 at the end of the Potsdam Conference. On 8 May 1944, Beneš signed an agreement with Soviet leaders
Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)
Occupation_of_Czechoslovakia_(1938–1945)
Famine in British India during World War II
government felt they simply did not have the amount of food supplies that a declaration of famine would require them to distribute, while distributing more money
Bengal_famine_of_1943
Empire of Japan pre-WWII political doctrine
Manchukuo. A series of Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, without any formal declaration of war, began in 1932. Aggressive actions initiated by Japanese staff
Hokushin-ron
Part of World War II
the terms for ending the war that the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration. British B-24 and Mosquito bombers then undertook reconnaissance
Japanese_occupation_of_Malaya
Historical Japanese military flag
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Rising_Sun_Flag
American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Doolittle_Raid
1932–1945 Japanese puppet state in northern China
of Manchuria was given as a gloss for Man-chou-kuo in the country's declaration of independence. At the League of Nations, it was called the State of
Manchukuo
Period of Japanese history from 1912 to 1926
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Taishō_era
Anti-Soviet resistance during and after World War II
to the Baltic states was not restored by Germany. Meanwhile, Allied declarations such as the Atlantic Charter offered promise of a post-war world in which
Guerrilla war in the Baltic states
Guerrilla_war_in_the_Baltic_states
German–Polish border since the end of World War II
Federal Republic were those of Germany as at 1 January 1937, that the Potsdam Declaration of 1945 which announced that the Oder–Neisse line was Germany's "provisional"
Oder–Neisse_line
1942 major naval battle in World War II
bombings Debate South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Shumshu Surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration document End of World War II in Asia World portal Bibliography Category
Battle_of_Midway
Major military campaign of WWII fought in North Africa
Kingdom. Italian leader Benito Mussolini explicitly outlined in his declaration of war that this did not involve the war against Kingdom of Egypt, saying
North_African_campaign
World War II battle, 1944–1945
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Battle_of_the_Bulge
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Leningrad and Sevastopol in the Crimea. At the same time the German declaration of war was presented by Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, first
Operation_Barbarossa
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Soviet–Japanese War Surrender (Potsdam Declaration, Hirohito surrender broadcast) Occupation Territories Colonies Karafuto
Imperial_crest_of_Japan
of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration is usually
Declarations of war during World War II
Declarations_of_war_during_World_War_II
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