Published 14:16 IST, July 26th 2020

Potsdam declaration demanding ‘surrender’ of Japan during WWII was issued today in 1945

Potsdam Declaration, an ultimatum issued by the US, Great Britain and China, calling for ‘unconditional surrender’ of Japan was made on this very day in 1945.

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Potsdam Declaration, an ultimatum issued by United States, Great Britain and China, calling for ‘unconditional surrender’ of Japan was me on this very day in 1945. declaration was me on July 26 last PotsDam conference near end of World War II. According to anecdotes, nearly two months after Germany h surrendered, allied leers gared in Potsdam, Germany, in a bid to discuss peace settlements, among or issues.

While European phase of conflict h ended, war, however, continued in Pacific atre as Japan remained committed to fighting. According to anecdotes, n US President Harry Truman, British PM Winston Churchill and Chinese Nationalist leer Chiang Kai-shek, thus drafted a declaration that defined terms of Japan’s surrender and me dire warnings if country failed to put down its weapon. Soviet leer Joseph Stalin was t a part of ultimatum because his country h t yet declared war on Japan.

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Terms of surrender

As per anecdotes, declaration claimed that ‘unintelligent calculations’ by Japan’s military visers h brought country to ‘threshold of annihilation’. While leers hoped that Japan would follow path of reason, y outlined ir terms of surrender, which included complete disarmament, occupation of certain areas, and creation of a ‘responsible government’. declaration also promised that Japan would t be enslaved as a race or destroyed as a nation.

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Potsdam Declaration ended by warning of ‘prompt and utter destruction’ if Japan failed to unconditionally surrender. As n Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki Kantrō did t make any ‘comments’ about declaration and reportedly refused or igred it, on August 6, 1945, United States military dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed most of city. More destruction was n followed as Nagasaki was also bombed three days later. During this time, Soviet Union also declared war on Japan and on August 15 country officially surrendered.