Christmas Eve, darkness fell at about 7 pm on a long line of trenches held, on the one side, by a body of Saxon troops, on the other by the Leicestershire Regiment, the London Rifle Brigade, and some other British units. With it came a sudden calm. The German snipers seemed to have disappeared, and [...]
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Armistice Day
WAR ENDS AT SIX O’CLOCK THIS MORNING The State Department in Washington Made the Announcement at :45 o’Clock ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED IN FRANCE AT MIDNIGHT WASHINGTON, Monday, Nov 11, 2:48 AM–The armistice between Germany, on the one hand, and the allied Governments and the United Stat[...]
