Hitler Leaves Compiègne Carriage After Signing German-French Armistice, June 23, 1940, Accompanied by Göring, Ribbentrop, and Hess

This photograph captures a group of high-ranking military officers and officials exiting a train car in Compiègne. The visual description suggests the solemnity and formality surrounding the end of a major global conflict, noting that the train car was the site of the negotiations for the Armistice of November 11, 1918, which ended World War I. However, the archival text on the back specifies this event as the signing of the German-French Armistice on June 23, 1940, where "Der Führer" (Hitler) is seen leaving the Compiègne carriage accompanied by General Field Marshal Göring, Foreign Minister v. Ribbentrop, and Minister Rudolf Hess. This event famously took place in the same rail car used for the 1918 Armistice.