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It was created by the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the fall of France in May 1940. The path of the demarcation line was specified in the Articles of the Armistice. It was also called the green line because it was marked green on the joint map produced at the Armistice Convention. [1]
Fort Worth celebrated Armistice Day Nov. 11, 1946, with a mile-long parade of veterans of the two world wars. It was made a federal holiday in the U.S. in 1938.
The Armistice of 22 June 1940, sometimes referred to as the Second Armistice at Compiègne, was an agreement signed at 18:36 on 22 June 1940 [1] near Compiègne, France by officials of Nazi Germany and the French Third Republic. It became effective at midnight on 25 June.
Map of housewives demonstrations (1940-1942) [1]. The housewives demonstrations in France were street protests against shortages and restrictions in France during the Second World War attended mostly by women, at a time when gatherings were subject to prior authorization by the German occupying force or by the Vichy regime.
The Armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed at 6:36 p.m. A German occupation zone was established in the north and west of France with the remainder left "free" to be governed by the French. The Germans entered La Rochelle, but not before all the seaport's naval facilities were blown up. [44]
Armistice with France (Second Compiègne), 1940 Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre between British forces in the Middle East and Vichy France forces in Syria, 1941 Armistice with Italy , formal agreement of warring parties, the Allies and Italy, to stop fighting that was signed on 3 September 1943 by Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano.
The Franco-Italian Armistice, or Armistice of Villa Incisa, signed on 24 June 1940, in effect from 25 June, ended the brief Italian invasion of France during the Second World War. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France while the latter was already on the verge of defeat in its war with Germany .
12 March 1940 13 March 1940 Finland: Soviet Union: Ended the Winter War: Armistice of 22 June 1940: 22 June 1940 25 June 1940 French Third Republic: Nazi Germany: Also known as the Second Armistice of Compiègne, this armistice ended the Battle of France; no peace treaty was signed Franco-Italian Armistice: 24 June 1940 25 June 1940 French ...