Harry S. Truman, Winston S. Churchill and Joseph Stalin Signatures.

TRUMAN, Harry S.; Winston S. Churchill and Joseph Stalin.

Item Number: 127388

Assemblage of signatures from the Grand Alliance leaders of late World War II—Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin—penned on individual slips ranging in size from 2.25 x .5 to 3.5 x .5. Matted together with a photo of the three leaders at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 21.5 inches by 17.5 inches. In fine condition. Rare and desirable.

The 'Big Three' met at the Potsdam Conference in July-August 1945 to determine the administration of postwar Germany. They came to various agreements relating to the German economy, punishment for war criminals, land boundaries, and reparations. The principal outcome was the decision to divide Germany into three zones of occupation, and to defer discussions of German reunification until a later date.