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  2. Armistice of 11 November 1918 - Wikipedia

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    The Armistice was agreed upon at 5:00 a.m. on 11 November 1918, to come into effect at 11:00 a.m. CET, [32] [33] for which reason the occasion is sometimes referred to as "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". Signatures were made, depending on the source of information, between 5:00 a.m. and 5:45 a.m., CET.

  3. Forest of Compiègne - Wikipedia

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    The forest is notable as the site of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 between the Allies and Germany which marked the end of fighting in World War I, as well as the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the Battle of France in World War II.

  4. List of armistices - Wikipedia

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    Armistice of 11 November 1918, also known as the Armistice of Compiègne, between Germany and the Allies, which ended fighting on the Western Front of the war; the date of its signature is commemorated as Armistice Day [1] Armistice of Belgrade, signed on 13 November 1918 between France and Hungary

  5. Hundred Days Offensive - Wikipedia

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    The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War.Beginning with the Battle of Amiens (8–12 August) on the Western Front, the Allies pushed the Imperial German Army back, undoing its gains from the German spring offensive (21 March – 18 July).

  6. Armistice Day - Wikipedia

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    Armistice Day celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1918. Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am [1] for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of ...

  7. Meuse–Argonne offensive - Wikipedia

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    It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a total of 47 days. The Meuse–Argonne offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million French, Siamese, and American soldiers, sailors and marines.

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

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    Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), ended the fighting of the war on the western front, November 11, 1918 [1] Armistice of Mudanya between Turkey, Italy, France and the UK and later Greece, 1922; World War II. Armistice with France (Second Compiègne), 1940; Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre between British forces in the Middle East and Vichy ...

  9. Battle of Tulgas - Wikipedia

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    It took place on the day the armistice ending World War I was signed, November 11, 1918, and is sometimes referred to as "The Battle of Armistice Day." [ 3 ] : 15 [ 4 ] Shortly before the battle, the freezing of the local waterways resulted in the cutting off of the Tulgas Garrison from outside assistance, and the freezing of the ground let the ...