11 November 1918
Armistice
The armistice is signed in a railway carriage at 5:00 AM. Germany agrees to the armistice & firing stops on the western front at 11 am
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Compiegne in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The armistice is signed in a railway carriage at 5:00 AM. Germany agrees to the armistice & firing stops on the western front at 11 am
All surving U-boats are required to surrender
Germany agrees to the armistice & firing stops on the western front at 11 am
After France's surrender peace negotiations take place in a railway carriage
France enters armistice negotiations with Germany at Compiègne.
The same railway carriage used to sign the Armistice in 1918. After France's surrender peace negotiations take place in a railway carriage
Provenance
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