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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near 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. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.
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. The Germans retreated to the Hindenburg ...
Battle of Le Transloy (last stage of the Battle of the Somme) October 1 – November 11 Western: Battle of Ancre Heights (last stage of the Battle of the Somme). October 9–12 Italian: Eighth Battle of the Isonzo. October 14 – January 6, 1917 African: Battle of Kibata. October 19–25 Balkan
Battle of Amiens. Part of the Western Front of World War I. 8 August 1918, a portrait by Will Longstaff, showing Imperial German Army prisoners of war being led towards Amiens, France. Date. 8–12 August 1918 (major combat) Location. East of Amiens, Picardy, France. 49°53′38″N 2°17′39″E / 49.89389°N 2.29417°E / 49.89389 ...
Over 8,000,000. ... further details. World War I[j] or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in Europe and the Middle East, as well as in parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific ...
Henry Nicholas John Gunther (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and possibly the last soldier of any of the belligerents to be killed during World War I. [1][2][3] He was killed at 10:59 a.m., about one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11:00 a.m. [2][4] Gunther had recently been demoted, and was seeking ...
November 11, 1918 (Monday) "Berlin seized by revolutionists": The New York Times on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. Germany signed an armistice with the Allies between 5:12 AM and 5:20 AM in Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch 's railroad car in Compiègne Forest, France. The end of World War I became official on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the ...
The Last Day of World War One is an episode in the 2008 season of the Television series Timewatch. The programme was a co-production between the Open University and the BBC and aired in November 2008 on BBC 2. The material is presented by Michael Palin who reveals that soldiers continued to be killed in battle for many hours after the Armistice ...