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  2. Armistice - Wikipedia

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    The 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement is a major example of an armistice which has not been followed by a peace treaty. An armistice is also different from a truce or ceasefire, which refer to a temporary cessation of hostilities for an agreed limited time or within a limited area. A truce may be needed in order to negotiate an armistice.

  3. List of armistices of the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    The announcing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, was the occasion for large celebrations in the Allied nations. Armistice of Cassibile between Italians and Anglo-Americans Delegates sign the Korean Armistice Agreement. World War I. Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers, December 1917

  4. Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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    The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed in a railroad car, in the Compiègne Forest near the town of Compiègne, that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany.

  5. Armistice Day: What is the history behind the Remembrance ...

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    Services held every 11 November to mourn British soldiers killed in First World War and all subsequent conflicts

  6. Armistice of 22 June 1940 - Wikipedia

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    As an act of revenge Hitler held the signing in the Compiègne Wagon, the same rail carriage where the Germans had signed the 1918 Armistice. In the last sentence of the preamble, the drafters inserted: "However, Germany does not have the intention to use the armistice conditions and armistice negotiations as a form of humiliation against such ...

  7. List of armistices involving Germany - Wikipedia

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    An armistice is a temporary agreement to cease hostilities. The period of an armistice may be used to negotiate a peace treaty. Armistice of Versailles (28 January 1871, came into effect fully by 31 January) Signed with the Third French Republic, ended the Franco-Prussian War. A final peace, the Treaty of Frankfurt, was signed on 10 May 1871.

  8. In Pictures: Armistice Day marked with two-minute silence - AOL

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    A two-minute silence has been observed across the nation to mark Armistice Day. The country fell silent at 11am on the anniversary of the end of the First World War to remember those who have died ...

  9. Treaty of Versailles (1871) - Wikipedia

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    A preliminary treaty, it was used to solidify the initial armistice of 28 January between the powers. [1] It was ratified by the Treaty of Frankfurt on 10 May of the same year which confirmed the supremacy of the German Empire, replacing France as the dominant military power on the European continent.