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Compiègne

Town

Town on the Oise north of Paris; the armistices of 1918 and 1940 were signed in a railway carriage in its forest.

View on map 49.41° N, 2.82° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – June 21, 1940 France de facto
June 10, 1940 – August 15, 1944 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 25, 1944 France de facto

Events here 1

November 11, 1918 Armistice of 11 November 1918