Armistice with France-Second Compiegne was signed between Nazi Germany and the defeated France in Le Francport, near Compi gne, in the same place as in 1918, in the same railroad carriage, but with the seats swapped. Stock Image

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COMPI GNE, FRANCE - JUN 21, 1940: Armistice with France (Second Compiegne) was signed between Nazi Germany and the defeated France in Le Francport, near Compiegne, in the same place as in 1918, in the same railroad carriage, but with the seats swapped.

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