[Peace-discuss] Armistice Day

[Rohn Koester]

>From Wikipedia:

The Armistice was agreed at 5 a.m. on 11 November, to come into effect at
11 a.m. Paris time, for which reason the occasion is sometimes referred to
as "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". It was
the result of a hurried and desperate process.

. . .

The news was quickly given to the armies during the morning of 11 November,
but even after hearing that the armistice was due to start at 11:00 a.m.,
intense warfare continued right until the last minute. Many artillery units
continued to fire on German targets to avoid having to haul away their
spare ammunition. The Allies also wished to ensure that, should fighting
restart, they would be in the most favourable position. Consequently there
were 10,944 casualties of which 2,738 men died on the last day of the war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_with_Germany
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