Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
E bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta nkwekọrịta agha nke abụọ na Compiègne n'etiti France na Germany na-akwụsị agha. Ebe ugwu na ọdịda anyanwụ France nọ n'okpuru ọchịchị ndị Germany, ebe Alsace-Lorraine nọ n'okpuru nchịkwa ndị Germany kpọmkwem, n'ụzọ bụ isi na-aghọ akụkụ "de facto" nke Germany ọ bụ ezie na ọ dịghị mgbe e jikọtara ya n'ụzọ iwu. Ịtali ga-ejide mpaghara nke ya n'ebe ndịda ọwụwa anyanwụ, ebe ndị fọdụrụ na France bụ mpaghara a na-ejighị, "zone libre". Nkwekorita agha ahụ kwuru ka ọchịchị Vichy guzobere ọhụrụ ("État Français") nke Pétain duziri, na-achịkwa obodo France niile ma e wezụga Alsace-Lorraine, ọ bụ ezie na n'omume ikike Pétain nwere na mpaghara ndị a na-achịkwa bụ nke pere mpe. Vichy nwere onwe ya, ma ka na-achịkwa French overseas colonies, ma na omume bụ n'ụzọ bụ isi a German ahịa ala.