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On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions. The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage.

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Title
On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions. The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Railroad cars
Historic sites
Surrenders
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Surrenders -- French
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Hitler exulted in the fact that the French surrender was signed where the Germans had been forced to sue for peace at the end of World War I. The lettering on the carriage identifies it as a dining car.
Content: Picture caption: "Am derselben Stelle, im gleichen Wagen, in dem 1918 der unbesiegten deutschen Wehrmacht die schmachvollen Bedingungen auferzwungen wurden, unterzeichnete die französische Delegation die "Harten, aber ehrenvollen" Bedingungen Deutschlands. Die französische Delegation vor dem historischen Wagen."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce671900-c601-012f-a4a5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions. The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4523-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions. The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4523-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions. The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4523-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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On the very spot, in the same train car, where in 1918 the undefeated German Army was forced to disgraceful terms, the French delegation signed the "harsh but honorable" German conditions.  The French delegation in front of the historic railroad carriage.