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Armistice Rail Car Museum with artifacts related to 1918 & 1940 armistices. Compiègne, France. | Photos of Armistice Rail Car being returned, on Hitler's orders, to location where it stood at signing of WWI armistice at Armistice Rail Car Museum. Compiègne, France. | Photo of Hitler & German delegation standing in clearing after having reading of German conditions to French delegation at Armistice Rail Car Museum. Compiègne, France. | Hitler & his officers at 1940 armistice ceremony at Armistice Rail Car clearing. Compiègne, France. |
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French WWII poster for Naval enlistment at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | French WWII poster crush Nazis between hammer & anvil (1944) by Jean Carlu at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France. | French General Mobilization Order poster (1939) & uniform kit at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | French General Mobilization Order poster (Sept. 2, 1939) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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War against Hitlerism ceramic teapot (1939) made to exchange for aluminum teapots needed for war effort at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Enigma machine used by German Wehrmacht (1926) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | German Schweig (Don't talk) poster (c1940) by Reichspropoganda leitung to counter spies at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | French child's evacuation suitcase & kit with ID bracelet at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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French illuminated air raid shelter sign (1939-44) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | British civilian gas mask (1939-44) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Vichy France leader Marshal Pétain ceramic commemorative items & document defining Vichy Jewish draft status laws (1940) in collaboration with Germans at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Objects with images of Marshal Pétain at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France. |
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Olympia typewriter & case used by Waffen-SS in Caen (1944) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Insignia, flag & cap used by Germans army occupiers in France (1940s) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | German military motorcycle (1940s) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Legion of French Volunteers (LVF) equipment & propaganda (1943-4) for Frenchmen who served in German military at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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Authorizations to Circulate or internal passports for occupied individuals (1943) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Poster announcing execution (August 2, 1941) of Louis Berrier for espionage against Germany at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Bread ration book & leaflet warning against black market activity (1943) at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Clothing ration book at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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WWII shoes with wooden soles & woven palm leaf uppers at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Leaflet from General de Gaulle to all French citizens (1940) printed in England beside ribbon microphone at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | British type B Mk II radio concealed in a suitcase (1940s) with range of over 800 km at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Enigma M4 cipher machine 4-rotor German naval version at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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Photo wall of French Jews who died in WWII at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Berthe Auroy's diary noting French order for Jews to wear yellow star at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Poster of Exposition about Jews & France at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. | Stars marked Juif which French Jews were required to wear at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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Label from can of Zyklon B gas used to murder Jews in concentration camps at Caen Memorial. Caen, France. |
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