todayinhistory: November 11th 1918: WW1 armistice On this day in 1918, Germany signed an armistice a
todayinhistory:November 11th 1918: WW1 armisticeOn this day in 1918, Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allied powers, thus formally ending combat in the First World War; the agreement was signed in a train carriage in France. Fighting in one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history ended at 11am on November 11th, as it marked the eleventh hour in the eleventh month on the eleventh day. Cessation of hostilities meant Allied victory in the war that had raged since 1914, but negotiations continued at the Paris Peace Conference and the war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919. The Treaty set up a ‘League of Nations’ which was to be a group of countries dedicated to the preservation of global peace. Every year, the Commonwealth nations commemorate the fallen soldiers in Remembrance Day, and hold a two minute silence in their honour. Other nations around the world have similar days of remembrance for the over 10 million soldiers who died in the conflict. We are currently in the centennial years of this terrible conflict, so today’s Remembrance Day is a particularly poignant moment to remember the fallen of the First World War.Lest we forget -- source link
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