{"id":16863,"date":"2024-06-17T10:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/armistice-of-june-1940\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:24:07","slug":"armistice-of-june-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/en\/armistice-of-june-1940\/","title":{"rendered":"Armistice of June 1940"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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On June 17, 1940, following the disastrous Battle of France, P\u00e9tain asked the Germans, through the Spanish government, for the terms of an armistice, which was signed on June 22, 1940, in the clearing at Compi\u00e8gne. The terms imposed by the Germans were very harsh. <\/div>
It would have been possible to continue the war alongside the United Kingdom, particularly given the colonial empire: this is the meaning of General de Gaulle\u2019s June 18 Appeal.<\/div>
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The armistice of June 22, 1940, signed in the Compi\u00e8gne Forest, in the museum car that had housed the November 1918 armistice, between the German Third Reich and the French Third Republic, suspended hostilities following the collapse of the French army (May to June 1940).<\/div>

The armistice agreement provides, among other things, for the establishment of two zones.<\/p>

The occupied zone covers the northern half of the country and the Atlantic coast. The rest of the territory constitutes the \u201cfree zone.\u201d The two zones will be separated by a demarcation line. In the northern zone, Germany will exercise \u201cthe rights of the occupying power,\u201d which will require the cooperation of the French administration. <\/p>

In the \u201cfree\u201d zone, the French Army will be limited to 100,000 men. The French colonial empire will remain under the authority of the French government. France will hand over to Germany any German or Austrian political refugees present on its territory. Prisoners of war (more than 1.5 million men) will remain in captivity until a peace treaty is signed. France will finance the maintenance of the occupying army, at a cost of 400 million francs per day. <\/p>

This last point would lead to the economic plundering of the country, widespread food shortages, growing hostility among the French toward Germany, and the emergence of a spirit of Resistance that would continue to grow throughout the conflict. The Jewish section of the M.O.I., vigilant from the very beginning of the Occupation, embarked on a struggle that would not end until the Liberation. <\/p>

References<\/p>

\u2014 Ferro, Marc, 1987 and 2008, *P\u00e9tain*<\/em>, Paris, Fayard <\/p>

\u2014 Miquel Pierre, 1986 *World War II*<\/em>, Paris: Fayard, and 1987: Club France Loisirs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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