The armistice that ended the fighting in World War I was signed on 11 November 1918, in the early morning, and came into effect at 11 a.m. that same day.

Key details

  • The agreement was signed at about 5 a.m. on 11 November 1918.
  • It was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne, near the town of Compiègne in France.
  • Hostilities officially ceased at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918, giving rise to the phrase “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.”

Extra context

  • The armistice was an agreement between Germany and the Allied powers (including France, Britain, and the United States) to stop fighting on the Western Front.
  • It ended the fighting but was not the final peace treaty; the war was formally concluded later with the Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919.

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