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Railway carriage in which the Armistice ending World War I was signed, c1918. Artist: Unknown

Railway carriage in which the Armistice ending World War I was signed, c1918. Artist: Unknown

2-377-937 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Railway carriage in which the Armistice ending World War I was signed, c1918. The Armistice was signed in the carriage, which was the personal carriage of Allied Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch, at Compiegne, France, on 11 November 1918. In 1940 Hitler humiliated the French by using the same carriage as the location for the signing of their surrender to Nazi Germany.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Marshal Ferdinand Foch: French: Soldier, general
  2. Adolf Hitler: Austrian: Political and military leader of Germany
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe France

  1. 46 00 00 N , 002 00 00 E
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4541x3096
File Size : 41,189kb

Aliases

  1. 331807
  1. 0600001190
  1. 2-377-937
  1. 2377937
  1. 331807
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