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The French delegates take their places

In the carriage a French general in a kepi and men in dark suits pass along the table with heads lowered, one of them bending to sit down, while German officers in peaked caps stand behind them. German newsreel footage. The armistice, signed on 22 June 1940 by General Wilhelm Keitel and General Charles Huntziger, placed three-fifths of France under German occupation.

Period
c. June 21, 1940–June 22, 1940
Credit
US National ArchivesPublic Domain · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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0' 13"
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16:9
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24 fps
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1920 × 1080
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