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Armistice of 11 November 1918

The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. It was signed in a railroad car in the Compiègne Forest, near the town of Compiègne. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.

Armistice of 11 November 1918
Armistice of 11 November 1918 · Maurice Pillard Verneuil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
11 Nov 1918
Where
Compiègne
Era
Modern

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