Compiègne Wagon

The Compiègne Wagon was a train carriage in which the armistices of the First World War and the Battle of France in World War II were signed. The wagon, which was a dining car, hosted both treaty meetings at the same spot in the , France, almost 22 years apart.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: train carriage
  • Also known as: “Compiegne Wagon” and “Wagon de l’Armistice”
  • Inscription: “Der legendäre Eisenbahnwaggon von Comiègne in Frankreich war Ort von Waffenstillstandsverhandlungen im I. und II. Weltkrieg 1918 - 1940. 1945 wurde der Waggon hier in Crawinkel zerstört. Frieden / Paix. Zur Erinnerung / En mèmoire 2007”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Marien and Kien-Berg.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Compiègne Wagon.

Peak
Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.
is a peak.

Museum
Photo: Miebner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large, water-driven hammer mill in Ohrdruf in the German state of . The mill, which dates to 1482, has been an industrial monument and museum since 1983. is situated 4 km northwest of Compiègne Wagon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crawinkel and Frankenhain.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district of , , . Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town of .

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district , in , . Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality . It is well known for its biathlon club. is situated 3 km south of Compiègne Wagon.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district of , , . Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Ohrdruf. is situated 3 km north of Compiègne Wagon.

Compiègne Wagon

Latitude
50.78157° or 50° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
10.77596° or 10° 46′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F2GQQJG+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2441491707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q327820
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Compiègne Wagon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عربة كومبين”
  • Arabic: “عربة كومبيين”
  • Azerbaijani: “Barışıq vaqonu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kompyen vaqonu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kоmpyеn vaqonu”
  • Belarusian: “Камп’енскі вагон”
  • Chinese: “休战列车”
  • Czech: “Vagón z Compiègne”
  • Dutch: “Wapenstilstandsrijtuig”
  • Esperanto: “Vagono de la armistico kun Germanio”
  • Esperanto: “Vagono de la armistico”
  • French: “Wagon de l’Armistice”
  • German: “Wagen von Compiègne”
  • Hebrew: “קרון הרכבת של קומפיין”
  • Hungarian: “compiègne-i vagon”
  • Hungarian: “Compiègne-i vagon”
  • Italian: “Vagone dell’Armistizio”
  • Japanese: “休戦の客車”
  • Persian: “واگن کومپین”
  • Polish: “Wagon z Compiègne”
  • Russian: “Компьенский вагон”
  • Spanish: “Vagon del armisticio”
  • Spanish: “Vagón del armisticio”
  • Ukrainian: “Комп’єнський вагон”

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Highlights include Kegelbahn and Neuapostolische Kirche - Gemeinde Crawinkel.

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