Compiègne Wagon
E419218
The Compiègne Wagon is the historic French railway carriage used for the 1918 Armistice ending World War I and later reused by Nazi Germany for the 1940 armistice with France, making it a powerful symbol of both victory and humiliation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compiègne Wagon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4186991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compiègne Wagon Context triple: [Armistice of 22 June 1940, signedInRailwayCarriage, Compiègne Wagon]
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A.
Compiègne Forest
Compiègne Forest is a historic woodland in northern France best known as the site where the World War I armistice was signed in 1918.
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B.
Semi de Paris
Semi de Paris is the popular annual half marathon race held in Paris, France, attracting tens of thousands of runners from around the world.
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C.
Pont Maréchal-Leclerc
Pont Maréchal-Leclerc is a principal road bridge spanning the Seine in the town of Melun, France.
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D.
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne is an Impressionist landscape painting by Alfred Sisley depicting a sunlit bridge spanning the Seine near Paris, celebrated for its luminous atmosphere and delicate rendering of light and water.
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E.
tank "Champaubert"
The tank "Champaubert" was a notable French armored vehicle of the 2nd Armoured Division, remembered for its role in the division’s World War II campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compiègne Wagon Target entity description: The Compiègne Wagon is the historic French railway carriage used for the 1918 Armistice ending World War I and later reused by Nazi Germany for the 1940 armistice with France, making it a powerful symbol of both victory and humiliation.
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A.
Compiègne Forest
Compiègne Forest is a historic woodland in northern France best known as the site where the World War I armistice was signed in 1918.
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B.
Semi de Paris
Semi de Paris is the popular annual half marathon race held in Paris, France, attracting tens of thousands of runners from around the world.
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C.
Pont Maréchal-Leclerc
Pont Maréchal-Leclerc is a principal road bridge spanning the Seine in the town of Melun, France.
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D.
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne
The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne is an Impressionist landscape painting by Alfred Sisley depicting a sunlit bridge spanning the Seine near Paris, celebrated for its luminous atmosphere and delicate rendering of light and water.
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E.
tank "Champaubert"
The tank "Champaubert" was a notable French armored vehicle of the 2nd Armoured Division, remembered for its role in the division’s World War II campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical artifact
ⓘ
railway carriage ⓘ war memorial object ⓘ |
| armisticeSignedIn |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| associatedWith |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ French delegation to the 1918 armistice ⓘ French delegation to the 1940 armistice ⓘ German delegation to the 1918 armistice ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of 11 November 1918
German delegation to the 1940 armistice ⓘ Matthias Erzberger ⓘ |
| builtFor | Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ |
| builtIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| commandedFromBy | Ferdinand Foch ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destroyedAround | 1945 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Armistice Museum at Compiègne (replica)
ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice Museum
|
| heritageStatus | symbol of Franco-German relations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Compiègne Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Forêt de Compiègne
near Compiègne, Oise, France ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of 22 June 1940
|
| mediaTypeDepiction |
newsreels of 1940 armistice signing
ⓘ
photographs of 1918 armistice signing ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | replica carriage at Compiègne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being used for both 1918 and 1940 armistices
ⓘ
role in propaganda by Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| operator | Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits ⓘ |
| originalUse | luxury dining car ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armistice Clearing at Compiègne
ⓘ
linked to:
Glade of the Armistice
|
| railwayCarType | dining car ⓘ |
| removedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| removedFrom |
Armistice Clearing at Compiègne
ⓘ
linked to:
Glade of the Armistice
|
| significantEvent |
Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of 22 June 1940
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| symbolizes |
French defeat in 1940
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German defeat in World War I ⓘ humiliation in war ⓘ victory in war ⓘ |
| takenTo | Germany ⓘ |
| usedAs | Foch’s mobile headquarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| usedFor | signing of armistice agreements ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Compiègne Wagon Description of subject: The Compiègne Wagon is the historic French railway carriage used for the 1918 Armistice ending World War I and later reused by Nazi Germany for the 1940 armistice with France, making it a powerful symbol of both victory and humiliation.
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