1940. France surrender

75 years ago, June 22, 1940, representatives of France signed surrender to Germany. The ceremony was held in a compunde, in the same wagon in which the surrender of Germany was signed in 1918.

A truce provided for the creation of a German occupation zone in the size of about 60% of the territory of France, which covered the north and west of the country, including Paris and the entire Atlantic coast. The French army was supposed to disarm and transfer heavy weapons to the German troops. The French navy was supposed to be demobilized and placed in ports under the observation of the occupation forces. For their part, the Germans pledged not to use it for military purposes.

France returned to Germany all German prisoners of war, while French soldiers were supposed to remain in prisoners of war camps until the end of hostilities in Western Europe.