James Smith revisits the story of how premature reports of an end to the Great War flashed around the world on 7 November 1918.
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A day of solemn ceremony – as global events close the WW1 Centenary with pledges ‘Not to Forget’
After more than four years of commemorations, the First World War Centenary came to an end on November 11 with international tributes and pleas to work for peace on the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice.
Continue readingThe Armistice – the Guns of the Great War fell silent 100 years ago today
The Armistice ending the First World War was agreed in Marshal Foch’s train at Compiègne early on the morning of 11 November 1918, coming into effect at 11 o’clock.
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