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| William Shirer and another journalist reporting on the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 21-22 Jun 1940 | Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and others before the railroad car that hosted the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 |
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| French Minister of Defense General Charles Huntzinger signing the Franco-German armistice document, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 | German soldier standing next to the memorial of the French victory over Germany in 1918, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 |
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| Hitler (hand on hip) looking at statue of F. Foch before meeting with French delegation for negotiation of the armistice document, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940; still from 1943 film 'Why We Fight' | Keitel in front of the rail car that hosted the German surrender of 1918 and would soon host the French surrender of 1940, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 |
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| L to R: Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Heß, Adolf Hitler, and Walther von Brauchitsch before the railroad car that hosted the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 | Surrender ceremony at Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 |
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| Wilhelm Keitel accepting the French surrender from Charles Huntzinger, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 | Wilhelm Keitel at the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940 |
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