INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
NAZISM IN GERMANY
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Question
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11th November 1918
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11th November 1920
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12th November 1921
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11th November 1919
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Detailed explanation-1: -On Nov. 10, the Germans received word that Kaiser Wilhelm II had abdicated and instructions from the new government that they should sign the armistice. At 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, the armistice was agreed upon.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was in the Compiègne Forest – within the Rethondes Clearing, to be precise – that the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 at 5:15 AM between the Allies (represented by France and Great Britain) and the German plenipotentiaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918. Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms. To this day we mark Armistice Day around the United Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the autumn of 1918, Germany and its allies were exhausted. Their armies were defeated and their hungry citizens were beginning to rebel. As early as 29 September German General and Stategist Erich Ludendorff decided that a cessation of hostilities must be sought.