On This Day - What happened 17 July 1945 AD
Check most memorable events 17 July 1945 AD.Potsdam, Germany Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 First Indochina Warthe Potsdam Conference
Potsdam, Germany Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 At the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, the Combined Chiefs of Staff decided that Indochina south of latitude 16° north was to be included in the Southeast Asia Command under British Admiral Mountbatten. Japanese forces located south of that line surrendered to him and those to the north surrendered to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
U.S. Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam, Germany Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 Winston ChurchillChurchill was Great Britain's representative at the post-war Potsdam Conference
Potsdam, Germany Tuesday Jul 17, 1945 Churchill was Great Britain's representative at the post-war Potsdam Conference when it opened on 17 July and was accompanied at its sessions not only by Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary but also, pending the result of the July general election, by Attlee. Potsdam went badly for Churchill. Eden later described his performance as "appalling", saying that he was unprepared and verbose. Churchill upset the Chinese, exasperated the Americans, and was easily led by Stalin, whom he was supposed to be resisting.
