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Launching of North Carolina, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 13 Jun 1940	North Carolina shortly after launching, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 13 Jun 1940	Allied troops aboard the ship Guinean after being evacuated during Operation Ariel, off Western France, Jun 1940	USS Helena at anchor, President Roads, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Jun 1940, photo 1 of 2; photo taken by photographer from USS Wasp

USS Helena at anchor, President Roads, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 15 Jun 1940, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by photographer from USS Wasp	French refugees on a road near Gien, France, 19 Jun 1940	The Gantry Crane over the Pearl Harbor drydocks under construction, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 20 Jun 1940.	Alpino Bagnolini arriving at Gallipoli, Italy, 21 Jun 1940

Carrier Graf Zeppelin under construction, Kiel, Germany, 21 Jun 1940	William Shirer and another journalist reporting on the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 21-22 Jun 1940	Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and others before the railroad car that hosted the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	French Minister of Defense General Charles Huntzinger signing the Franco-German armistice document, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940

German soldier standing next to the memorial of the French victory over Germany in 1918, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	Hitler (hand on hip) looking at statue of F. Foch before meeting with French delegation for negotiation of the armistice document, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940; still from 1943 film 'Why We Fight'	Keitel in front of the rail car that hosted the German surrender of 1918 and would soon host the French surrender of 1940, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	L to R: Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Keitel, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Heß, Adolf Hitler, and Walther von Brauchitsch before the railroad car that hosted the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940

Surrender ceremony at Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	Wilhelm Keitel accepting the French surrender from Charles Huntzinger, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	Wilhelm Keitel at the French surrender, Compiègne, France, 22 Jun 1940	Adolf Hitler and his entourage visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, 23 Jun 1940