Armistice Day

Armistice Day

Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918—although, according to Thomas R. Gowenlock, an intelligence officer with the U.S. First Division, shelling from both sides continued for the rest of the day, ending only at nightfall. The armistice initially expired after a period of 36 days and had to be extended several times. A formal peace agreement was reached only when the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year.

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• Entity:  Holiday

• Observed by:  Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom And Many Other Countries
• Significance:  Commemoration Of The Signing Of The Armistice Between The Allied Powers And The Central Powers Effectively Ending All Military Operations And Hostilities In All Theatres And Fronts Of World War I At Compiègne, France
• Date:  11 November
• date:  11 November
• Frequency:  Annual
• First time:  World's First Official Observance At Buckingham Palace, London, On 11 November 1919
• Related to:  Remembrance Sunday, Remembrance Day (Commonwealth), National Independence Day (Poland), National Unity And Armed Forces Day (Italy), Veterans Day (United States)
• Wikidata description:  Commemoration On 11 November Of The World War I Armistice
• Wikidata label:  Armistice Day
• Wikidata aliases:  Armistice Day

• Related Topics:  Timeline Of World War I - This Is A List Of The Events Of World War I In Chronological Order., Public Holidays In Serbia, Observances Honoring Victims Of War, Aftermath Of World War I, November Observances