Rethondes

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Rethondes is a commune in northern France best known as the site where the World War I armistice was signed in 1918.

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Rethondes canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
associatedEvent Armistice of 11 November 1918
surface form: Armistice of 11 November 1918 between Allies and Germany
associatedWith French Third Republic
German Empire
Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War I

World War I
contains Glade of the Armistice
surface form: Armistice Clearing memorial site

Armistice Museum
surface form: Armistice museum

Glade of the Armistice
replica of the Compiègne Wagon (armistice railcar)
country France
countrySubdivision Oise department
surface form: department of Oise

region of Hauts-de-France
eventLocation World War I armistice negotiations
signing of the Armistice of 11 November 1918
geographicalFeature forested surroundings of Compiègne Forest
proximity to Aisne River valley
hasHeritageSite Armistice Museum
surface form: Armistice memorial complex at Compiègne Forest
hasLanguage French
hasMemorial memorials to World War I combatants
monuments commemorating the 1918 armistice
hasType rural commune
historicalSignificance site reused by Nazi Germany for 1940 Franco-German armistice ceremony vicinity
symbolic site of the end of World War I on the Western Front
knownFor Armistice of 11 November 1918
site of the signing of the World War I armistice
locatedIn France
Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Oise department
north of Paris metropolitan area
northeastern part of Oise department
northern France
northern France battlefields area of World War I
locatedNear Compiegne
surface form: Compiègne

Compiègne Forest
locatedOn Aisne
surface form: Aisne River
nearbyCity Compiegne
surface form: Compiègne

Soissons
partOf arrondissement of Compiègne
canton of Compiègne-1
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourism visited for Armistice Clearing and museum
visited for World War I remembrance tourism
transport served by local road network connecting to Compiègne

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