Image:Armisticetrain.jpg

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Summary

Description

This photograph was taken in the forest of Compiègne after reaching an agreement for the armistice that ended World War I. This railcar was given to Ferdinand Foch for military use by the manufacturer, Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Foch is second from the right.

Source

Press photo published all over the world. F.ex. Jan Dąbrowski "Wielka wojna 1914-1918" ( The Great War 1914-1918) Warsaw 1937

Date

November 11, 1918

Author

Unknown

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current 17:41, 31 March 2007 357×476 (34 KB) FranksValli ({{Information |Description=This photograph was taken after reaching an agreement for the armistice that ended World War I. This is Ferdinand Foch's own railway carriage and the location is in the forest of Compiègne. Foch is second from the right. |Sou)
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