The division of Europe
The division of Europe
The Teheran Conference
Statement by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Teheran, 2 December 1943)
TextFranklin D. Roosevelt, US President, addresses US forces at the end of the Teheran Conference which, from 28 November to 1 December 1943, was attended by the US President, the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
The final communiqué of the Teheran Conference (1 December 1943)
TextThe final communiqué of the Teheran Conference which brought together in the Iranian capital, from 28 November until 1 December 1943, the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring
TextIn his memoirs, Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, recalls the talks held at the Teheran Conference from 28 November to 1 December 1943 between the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Teheran Conference (28 November to 1 December 1943)
ImageJoseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the Teheran Conference held in the Iranian capital from 28 November to 1 December 1943.
The division of Europe, according to Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin (1944)
ImageIn 1944, Winston Churchill jots down some notes on the division of influence between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in the Balkans. According to these notes, Romania was to be 90 % under Soviet influence and 10 % under British influence; Greece 90 % British and 10 % Soviet; Yugoslavia and Hungary 50 % British and 50 % Soviet; and Bulgaria 75 % Soviet and 25 % British.
The Yalta Conference
Report on the Crimea Conference (Yalta, 11 February 1945)
TextMeeting from 4 to 11 February 1945 in Yalta, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin discuss the future of Nazi Germany and plan the formation of democratic governments in liberated Europe.
The Yalta Conference (4 to 11 February 1945)
ImageMeeting from 4 to 11 February 1945, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin meet in Yalta, Crimea, to discuss in particular the future of Germany and Poland.
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin in Yalta (4 to 11 February 1945)
ImageWinston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin meet in Yalta, Crimea, from 4 to 11 February 1945, to decide the post-war fate of Nazi Germany and plan the constitution of democratic governments in liberated Europe.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Joseph Stalin (29 March 1945)
TextOn 29 March 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President, writes to Joseph Stalin, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, insisting that he comply with the decisions on the Polish question taken at the Yalta Conference.
Address given by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Washington, 1 March 1945)
TextOn 1 March 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President, gives an address at the US Congress in Washington in which he details the outcome of the Yalta Conference discussions with Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, and Joseph Stalin, Marshal of the Soviet Union.
'A real-life experience: the Yalta Conference' (RTL, 31 March 1961)
Audio extractMeeting in Yalta from 4 to 11 February 1945, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin determine the fate of post-war Nazi Germany and the future of the liberated countries.
Reactions to the Yalta Conference
‘Black sea fruit' from The New Statesman and Nation
TextOn 10 February 1945, the British weekly periodical The New Statesman and Nation focuses on the political issues of the Yalta Conference attended by the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, the American President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Joseph Stalin.
'Conference of the Big Three in Yalta' from the Luxemburger Wort
TextOn 13 February 1945, the Luxembourg daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort comments on the outcome of the Yalta Conference and reflects upon the fate of post-war Germany.
‘Decisions taken by "the Big Three"' from Le Figaro (14 February 1945)
TextOn 14 February 1945, in an article published in the French Conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro, the journalist and diplomat Wladimir d’Ormesson makes an initial assessment of the results of the Yalta Conference.
‘The Yalta Conference' from Le Monde (14 February 1945)
TextOn 14 February 1945, the French daily newspaper Le Monde comments on the outcome of the Yalta Conference and speculates on the role that France intends to play in settling the German question and ensuring the establishment of peace.
'From Yalta to San Francisco' from Combat
TextOn 14 February 1945, the French daily newspaper Combat is circumspect about the decisions taken at the Yalta Conference.
‘Hitler is now merely an illusion …’ from Het Parool (27 February 1945)
TextOn 27 February 1945, after the Yalta Conference, the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool considers the political future of Europe and Germany.
Statement by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons (27 February 1945)
TextOn 27 February 1945, Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, presents the principle findings of the Yalta Conference to the House of Commons, focusing on Germany’s fate and the Polish question.
James F. Byrnes, Speaking Frankly
TextIn his memoirs, James F. Byrnes, Foreign Minister under US President Harry S. Truman between 1945 and 1947, recalls the negotiations on the German and Polish questions during the Yalta Conference held from 4 to 11 February 1945.
Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy
TextIn his memoirs of the Second World War, Winston Churchill recalls the Yalta Conference, held between 4 and 11 February 1945, and reflects upon the talks on the fate reserved for Germany after the end of the war.
'Yalta, from failure to myth' from Le Monde (5 February 1985)
TextFrom 4 to 11 February 1945, the Yalta Conference was attended by Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin who were to determine the future of Europe. Forty years on, André Fontaine questions the real significance of the Conference in an article published in the French daily newspaper Le Monde on 5 February 1985.