Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

Much awaited "Big Three" conference was formally opened at 5:00, Berlin time the afternoon of July 17, 1945. The conference took place in a country estate in the Potsdam area of Berlin. Seen together just before the opening of the conference are Premier Joseph Stalin, President Harry S. Truman, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, holding a cigar.

Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, and Premier Joseph Stalin, at the Potsdam Conference, August 1, 1945.

Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at Potsdam. From left to right, row 1 : Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Second row: General Harry Vaughan, interpreter Charles Bohlen, interpreter V. N. Pavlov (mostly obscured by Truman), Captain James K. Vardaman, and Charles Ross (partially obscured).

Members of the Big Three and their advisers pose for a photograph outside Cecilienhof for the Potsdam Conference. Seated from left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Marshal Joseph Stalin. Standing behind chairs, from left to right are: Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. All others are unidentified.

The Big Three pose for a photo at Cecilienhof at the Potsdam Conference. Pictured are British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin.

The Potsdam Conference held at Cecilienhof, near Potsdam, Germany. Sitting (from left): British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and behind: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov.

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.

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.