Created by Tom Horn on 3 Jul 2009, Last Update on 11 Jun 2010

Armistice - 22 Jun 1940

French General Charles Huntziger signs the second armistice between France and Germany, at Compiegne. It established a German occupation zone in Northern France (including Atlantic and Channel ports). The remainder is governed by the French Vichy regime.

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Tags : France,Germany,Diplomacy,Europe

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