CENT18-3PT1-3: 2018FR- 3 blocks ARMISTICE 1918 F.M. Foch, Wagon of the Armistice
CENT18-6PT1-3 : 2018 France - set of "Marianne" on cinderella stamp blocks of 3, perforated und gummed “Centenary of Armistice 1918-2018 / Marshal Foch and wagon of the Armistice“
Postage France “Marianne l’Engagée 2018“ (prio, lettre verte, eco 20g)
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GERMAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES RECEIVED IN THE FOCH WAGON AT COMPIÈGNE (F)
"Do you ask for the armistice?" Nov. 7-11, 1918
November 7, 1918 - 8:30 pm: first cease-fire at La Capelle (Aisne). A German delegation crosses allied lines. She is accompanied to the train station Tergnier (Aisne) where she boarded a train to the clearing of Rethondes Compiegne (Oise). Marshal Foch's train is waiting for them.
November 8 - 9:00 am: Foch receives the German delegation in his wagon. "Do you ask for the armistice?"
November 9: Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and proclamation of the German Republic.
November 10: Marshal von Hindenburg, Cdt. Chief, sent the authorization to sign the armistice to the German delegation in Rethondes.
Negotiations on the 34 articles of the Armistice Agreement,
November 11 - 5:20: the armistice is signed. It must take effect at 11am.
Data sheet
- dateemission
- 11/11/2018
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