Armistice of 11 November 1918
November 11, 1918 · Compiègne, France
Signed at 5:00 a.m. on 11 November 1918 by Allied Supreme Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch in a railroad car in the Compiègne Forest, taking effect at 11:00 a.m. Paris Time, ending World War I fighting between the Entente and Germany. Germany had asked Woodrow Wilson to negotiate on his Fourteen Points; the armistice marked an Entente victory.
Key people
Woodrow Wilson
His Fourteen Points formed the basis of the armistice terms
Georges Clemenceau
French premier; set the armistice terms stance
Ferdinand Foch
Dictated terms to Germany as French Field Marshall
Matthias Erzberger
Signatory for Germany
Maxime Weygand
participant, member of the Allied delegation
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss
signatory
Participants
Before and after
- Ended
- World War I July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
Meuse–Argonne offensive September 26 – November 11, 1918
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Armistice of 11 November 1918