Armed Forces Day, 1942. For a donation to the Winter Relief, one could see the historic railway carriage from Compiegne in which the Armistice was concluded between Germany and a defeated France in Summer 1940. These Berliners showed great interest.
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Title
Armed Forces Day, 1942. For a donation to the Winter Relief, one could see the historic railway carriage from Compiegne in which the Armistice was concluded between Germany and a defeated France in Summer 1940. These Berliners showed great interest.
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1942
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1942
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1942
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Railroad cars
Surrenders
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Germany
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Tag der Wehrmacht 1942. Für eine Spende für das WHW (Winterhilfswerk) könnte der historische Eisenbahnwagen vom Compiegne, in dem der Waffenstillstandvertrag zwischen deutschland und dem besiegten Frankreich im Sommer 1940 abgeschlossen wurde, besichtigt werden. Die Berliner zeigten großes Interesse."
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
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2c7518d0-c602-012f-2ac3-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1942
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Armed Forces Day, 1942. For a donation to the Winter Relief, one could see the historic railway carriage from Compiegne in which the Armistice was concluded between Germany and a defeated France in Summer 1940. These Berliners showed great interest." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c7518d0-c602-012f-2ac3-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1942). Armed Forces Day, 1942. For a donation to the Winter Relief, one could see the historic railway carriage from Compiegne in which the Armistice was concluded between Germany and a defeated France in Summer 1940. These Berliners showed great interest. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c7518d0-c602-012f-2ac3-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Armed Forces Day, 1942. For a donation to the Winter Relief, one could see the historic railway carriage from Compiegne in which the Armistice was concluded between Germany and a defeated France in Summer 1940. These Berliners showed great interest." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c7518d0-c602-012f-2ac3-58d385a7bc34
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