Image: William Shirer at Compiègne France 1940 06 22
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Description: CBS war correspondent William L. Shirer in Compiegne, France, reporting on the signing of the armistice between Germany and France on June 22, 1940. The building in the background enshrines the railroad car in which Marshal Foch accepted the German request for an armistice ending WWI on November 11, 1918.
Title: William Shirer at Compiègne France 1940 06 22
Credit: Stereoptican card of photo attributed to Kreigsberichter Jager Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Author: Kreigsberichter Jager Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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