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The Railcar of Two World Wars: The Glade of the Armistice

The Railcar of Two World Wars: The Glade of the Armistice

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Nicolo Ciampini Nicolo Ciampini

The CIWL carriage No. 2419D was used to sign both the 1918 and 1940 armistices.

The Glade of the Armistice in Picardy, France, is a French war memorial. It stands on the site where Germany signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918, ending World War I. The site was also the exact location for the signing of the Armistice of 22 June 1940, after Germany won the Battle of France during World War II.

A railcar, CIWL No. 2419D, was used for the signing of both armistices. After World War II, the Glade of the Armistice was rebuilt by German POW labour. Today, the site contains a statue of Marshal Ferdinand Foch and the reconstructed Alsace–Lorraine memorial, which depicts a German Eagle impaled by a sword.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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