
And with a stroke of a pen in a French passenger car, the guns fell silent for two decades.
Sadly, this would not be the last time French and German generals would meet in this rail car. The SS, having no sense of humor, destroyed the historic coach on the verge of final defeat in 1945 to prevent a third usage.
Compare and contrast to the lack subtlety when America accepts a surrender:

Now that’s how it’s done! Note that we haven’t heard a peep out of the Japanese since.
Alan | 11-Nov-09 at 8:15 am | Permalink
Sometimes you just have to kill some wogs.