# Potsdam Conference (1945)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1945-potsdam-conference
Location: Potsdam
Categories: main-event

From July to August 1945 the Allies met in Potsdam. Germany was divided into four occupation zones and Berlin into four sectors. Territories east of the Oder-Neisse line went to Poland and the USSR.

## Why it matters
It set the post-war order in Germany.

Ruler at the time: [Karl Dönitz](https://germany-history.com/rulers/karl-donitz)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Potsdam Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Conference)
- [Wikipedia – Allied-occupied Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Potsdam Conference](https://www.britannica.com/event/Potsdam-Conference)