World War, 1939-1945

The Big Three finish a photo session outside at Cecilienhof at the Potsdam Conference. Pictured are British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin (in white uniform), Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. Others are unidentified.

This is a photograph looking into the courtyard at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The floral star at the center of the courtyard was described as red in color by Richard Beckman, Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Army who was assigned to protect President Harry S. Truman at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.

This is a view of the British entrance at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany.

The Big Three finish a photo session outside at Cecilienhof at the Potsdam Conference. Pictured are British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Marshal Joseph Stalin (in white uniform), Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. Others are unidentified.

This is a view of the British entrance at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany.

This is a view of the British entrance at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany.

A session of the Potsdam Conference takes place at Cecilienhof. Soviet President Joseph Stalin is seated near the center, wearing white. Seated around the table, counter-clockwise from Stalin are: unidentified Soviet official; Andre Gromyko, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Harry S. Truman. Prime Minister Clement Attlee is in the lower right corner, directly opposite the British flag. Seated on Stalin's left is Vyacheslav Molotov. Others are unidentified.

This is a view of the courtyard at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. The floral star in the center of the courtyard was described as red by Richard Beckman.

Richard Beckman poses in front of a doorway in Berlin, Germany while he was assigned to the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Agent Richard Beckman of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment stationed in Berlin, Germany leading up to the Potsdam Conference, stands among Berlin ruins.