View asset onlyAbtransport / Salonwagen in Compiègne 1940World War II / Battle of France May /June 1940.Franco-German Armistice signed in the forest of Compiègne on 22 June 1940,in the same railway car where the armistice negotiations of 1918 were held.The railway carriage is moved to Berlin after signing the armistice.Photo.IdentifierAKG105653Sourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date22.6.1940Image date22.6.1940Time Period1940S20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicABSURDITY ; ABSURDNESSCAR (TRAIN) ; CARRIAGE (TRAIN)CEASEFIRE ; ARMISTICE ; TRUCEHISTORYNATIONAL SOCIALISM ; NAZISMRAILWAY ; RAILROADSALOON CARSECOND WORLD WAR ; WORLD WAR TWOTHIRD REICHTRAIN CAR OF COMPIEGNETRANSPORT ; CARGOWESTERN FRONTGeographyCOMPIEGNEFRANCEGERMANYTechniquePHOTOGRAPHSize4065px × 2874px (33 MB) 34.4 cm × 24.3 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats5324px × 3764px (57 MB) TIFF45.1 cm × 31.9 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload