The German Armistice Commission (german: Waffenstillstandskommission, WAKO) was a military body charged with supervising the implementation of the Franco-German Armistice, signed on 22 June 1940, in

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during

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.United States Department of State, Publication No. 6312 The armistice came into effect at the same time as the

Franco-Italian Armistice The Franco-Italian Armistice, or Armistice of Villa Incisa, signed on 24 June 1940, in effect from 25 June, ended the brief Italian invasion of France during the Second World War. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France while the latter wa ...

on 25 June monitored by a comparable

Italian Armistice Commission During World War II, the Commissione Italiana d'Armistizio con la Francia ("Italian Armistice Commission with France") or CIAF was a temporary civil and military body charged with implementing the Franco-Italian armistice of 24 June 1940 and harmon ...

. The commission's seat was at

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in Germany, in the building that is now the Hessian State Chancellery. The German Armistice Commission was created under Article 22 of the Armistice which stated that the "Armistice Commission, acting in accordance with the direction of the German High Command, will regulate and supervise the carrying out of the armistice agreement. It is the task of the Armistice Commission further to insure the necessary conformity of this agreement with the Italian-French armistice." In addition, the "French Government will send a delegation to the seat of the German Armistice Commission to represent the French wishes and to receive regulations from the German Armistice Commission for executing he agreement"

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* United States Department of State, Publication No. 6312, Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918-1945, Series D, IX, 671-676. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1956. * {{Authority control Vichy France French collaboration during World War II Military history of France during World War II Military history of Germany during World War II 1940 establishments in Europe 1942 disestablishments in Europe Organizations established in 1940 Organizations disestablished in 1942 Government agencies established in 1940 Government agencies disestablished in 1942 1940 establishments in France 1942 disestablishments in France 1940 establishments in Germany 1942 disestablishments in Germany

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