Yalta Conference (feb 4, 1945 – feb 11, 1945)
Description:
A major WWII conference attended by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to plan for the defeat of Germany and the reorganization of Europe after the war. The three agreed to require Germany's unconditional surrender and to divide Germany's conquered lands into four zones to be run by the US, UK, Russia, and France. Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe and join the war against Japan in exchange for returning Japanese land that Russia gained in the Russo-Japanese war.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 4, 1945
feb 11, 1945
~ 7 days