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Armistice Celebrations, 1918

Armistice Celebrations, 1918 The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, now known as ‘Remembrance Day’, marks the moment when hostilities ceased in World War I, through the signing of an armistice between the allied forces and Germany on...

Verdun telegrams

Battle of Verdun, Western Front February - December 1916 The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and most deadliest battles of World War I.  The German offensive at Verdun, in north-eastern France, began on 21 February and lasted over 300 days until 18 December...