Berlin Declaration (1945)

Berlin Declaration

Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany and the assumption of supreme authority with respect to Germany by the Governments of the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and the Provisional Government of the French Republic
Occupation zones of Germany, 1945.
Signed	5 June 1945; 78 years ago (1945-06-05)
Location	Berlin, Germany
Signatories	Dwight Eisenhower Georgy Zhukov Bernard Montgomery Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Parties	United States  Soviet Union  United Kingdom  France
Language	English, Russian, French, German

The Berlin Declaration (German: Berliner Erklärung/Deklaration) of 5 June 1945 or the Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany,^{[n 1]} had the governments of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France, acting on behalf of the Allies of World War II, jointly assume de jure "supreme authority" over Germany after its military defeat and asserted the legitimacy of their joint determination of issues regarding its administration and boundaries prior to the forthcoming Potsdam Conference.
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