The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference
TextThe Yalta Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin in Yalta (4 to 11 February 1945)
BildWinston 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.
Churchill, Roosevelt und Stalin in Yalta (4. bis 11. Februar 1945)
BildVom 4. bis 11. Februar 1945 beschließen Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt und Josef Stalin das Schicksal Nazideutschland nach Ende des Krieges und die Zukunft des befreiten Landes.
The Yalta Conference (4 to 11 February 1945)
BildMeeting 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.
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.
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.
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.
Gelebte Geschichte: Die Konferenz von Jalta (RTL, 31. März 1961)
TonVom 4. bis 11. Februar 1945 beschließen Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt und Josef Stalin das Schicksal Nazideutschland nach Ende des Krieges und die Zukunft des befreiten Landes.
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.
"Konferenz der Drei in Jalta" in Luxemburger Wort
TextAm 13. Februar 1945, berichtet die luxemburgische Tageszeitung Luxemburger Wort über die Ergebnisse der Konferenz von Jalta und kommentiert das Schicksal des deutschen Nachkriegsdeutschlands.
‘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.
"Jalta – vom Scheitern zum Mythos" in Le Monde (5. Februar 1985)
TextVom 4. bis 11. Februar 1945 trafen sich Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt und Joseph Staline auf der Konferenz von Jalta, um über das Schicksal Europas zu entscheiden. Vierzig Jahre später stellt André Fontaine die eigentliche Tragweite dieser Konferenz in einem am 5. Februar 1985 in der französischen Tageszeitung Le Monde veröffentlichten Artikel in Frage.