Potsdam Conference, 1945

Chiefs of Staff Major General Lauris Norstad, General Henry H. Arnold, and General George C. Marshall at a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Admiral William D. Leahy in an open car in front of Hitler's chancellery on a tour of Berlin. President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (wearing bow tie) greeting Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin at the start of the third day of the Potsdam Conference in Germany. They are in the conference room at Cecilienhof Palace. Also present are Admiral William Leahy (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (to the right of Truman). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

An aerial view of the USS Augusta, carrying President Harry S. Truman to Antwerp, Belgium for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Women's Army Corps (WAC) Captain Elizabeth Hoisington, in charge of the WACs in the Potsdam Conference area, gives final instructions to telephone operators, Private First Class Guadalupe Torres and Private First Class Frances Gribble. From Potsdam album, 1945.

From left to right, unidentified, Major General Floyd Parks, Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and General George S. Patton, Jr., salute as the 2nd Armored Division band plays "Salute to the General" during a review of the division. From Potsdam album, 1945.

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian suit, left) greets Colonel L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain of the U. S. forces in the European Theater, and some of the soldiers who attended services during the Potsdam Conference. Colonel Tiernan was Chaplain of President Truman's World War I unit, the 129th Field Artillery. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General of the Army George C. Marshall passes parade during the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: General Henry H. Arnold, Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, and General Marshall. Behind General Marshall is Admiral Ernest J. King. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album. 1945.

Admiral William D. Leahy, seated at the head of the table, presides over the Joint Chiefs of Staff's meeting at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Admiral Leahy is at the head of the table, back to window. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Chiefs of staff attend a meeting during the Potsdam Conference. From left to right, Brigadier General A. J. McFarland, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Admiral Ernest J. King. From Potsdam album, 1945