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

German-occupied France The Military Administration in France (; ) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called ' was established in June 19 ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

.United States Department of State, Publication No. 6312 The armistice came into effect at the same time as the Franco-Italian Armistice on 25 June monitored by a comparable Italian Armistice Commission. The commission's seat was at

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...

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 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" The Commission’s active work ended with

Case Anton Case Anton () was the military occupation of Vichy France carried out by Germany and Italy in November 1942. It marked the end of the Vichy regime as a nominally independent state and the disbanding of its army (the severely-limited '' Armisti ...

in November 1942.

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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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