Compiègne Wagon
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The Compiègne Wagon is the historic French railway carriage used for the 1918 Armistice ending World War I and later reused by Nazi Germany for the 1940 armistice with France, making it a powerful symbol of both victory and humiliation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compiègne Wagon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical artifact
ⓘ
railway carriage ⓘ war memorial object ⓘ |
| armisticeSignedIn |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| associatedWith |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ French delegation to the 1918 armistice ⓘ French delegation to the 1940 armistice ⓘ Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ
surface form:
German delegation to the 1918 armistice
German delegation to the 1940 armistice ⓘ Matthias Erzberger ⓘ |
| builtFor | Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ |
| builtIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| commandedFromBy | Ferdinand Foch ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destroyedAround | 1945 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Armistice Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Armistice Museum at Compiègne (replica)
|
| heritageStatus | symbol of Franco-German relations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forêt de Compiègne
ⓘ
surface form:
Compiègne Forest
near Compiègne, Oise, France ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| mediaTypeDepiction |
newsreels of 1940 armistice signing
ⓘ
photographs of 1918 armistice signing ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | replica carriage at Compiègne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being used for both 1918 and 1940 armistices
ⓘ
role in propaganda by Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| operator | Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ |
| originalUse | luxury dining car ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glade of the Armistice
ⓘ
surface form:
Armistice Clearing at Compiègne
|
| railwayCarType | dining car ⓘ |
| removedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| removedFrom |
Glade of the Armistice
ⓘ
surface form:
Armistice Clearing at Compiègne
|
| significantEvent |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| symbolizes |
French defeat in 1940
ⓘ
German defeat in World War I ⓘ humiliation in war ⓘ victory in war ⓘ |
| takenTo | Germany ONNED1 ⓘ |
| usedAs | Foch’s mobile headquarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| usedFor | signing of armistice agreements ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.