The German Armistice Commission was created by Article Twenty-Two of the Armistice Agreement between the German High Command of the Armed Forces and French Plenipottentiaries, Compiègne, June 22, 1940.[1]
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According to Article Twenty-Two of the armistice agreement, 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 insure the necessary conformity of this agreement with the Italian-French armistice."[2]
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 [the agreement]."[3]