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Surrender ceremony at Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940

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Caption     Surrender ceremony at Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Compiègne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France
Date 22 Jun 1940
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   HU 93606
 
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Photos on Same Day 22 Jun 1940
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 570 pixels



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Compiègne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France

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49.4274, 2.9064

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