View asset onlyCeasefire 1940 / French Delegation.Second World War: Western Front / German offensive in the West, May / June 1940.Signing of the ceasefire agreement in the forest of Compiegne (22 June 1940),in the historical “salon carriage”.The French delegation (General Huntzinger, 2nd fr. right), accompanied by an SS officer in front of the carriage.Photo (Hoffmann).IdentifierAKG118052Sourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date22.6.1940Image date22.6.1940Time Period1940S20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicCAR (TRAIN) ; CARRIAGE (TRAIN)CEASEFIRE ; ARMISTICE ; TRUCEDELEGATION (GROUP)GERMAN-FRENCH RELATIONSHISTORYMILITARYNATIONAL SOCIALISM ; NAZISMOFFICER (MALE)RAILWAY ; RAILROADSALOON CARSECOND WORLD WAR ; WORLD WAR TWOSSTHIRD REICHTRAIN CAR OF COMPIEGNEWAFFENSTILLSTAND VON COMPIEGNE (1940)WEHRMACHTWESTERN OFFENSIVEGeographyCOMPIEGNEFRANCEGERMANYPersonCHARLES HUNTZIGERHEINRICH HOFFMANN (FOTOGRAF)TechniquePHOTOGRAPHSize2731px × 4065px (31 MB) 23.1 cm × 34.4 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats3829px × 5700px (62 MB) TIFF32.4 cm × 48.3 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload