Armistice Day

Crime, War & Conflict

By: iMinds

Narrated by: Ellouise Rothwell

Learn about Armistice Day with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. Armistice Day is a day put aside to commemorate the ceasefire which effectively ended the "Great War", as World War One was previously known. It happened at 11 am on 11 November 1918. The Allied Forces - made up of the United Kingdom, the Russian empire, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, Portugal, and the US - were the victorious against the Central Powers. The Central Powers - made up of the German empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria - appealed for an armistice as their resources and manpower were being run down by the onslaught of the Allied Forces.

The word "armistice" signifies only a temporary ceasefire. However, the armistice that took place on 11 November 1918 ended the fighting of World War One for good, with the necessary negotiations for peace taking place soon afterwards.

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Veterans Day/Remembrance Day/November 11

Great iMinds short on the history of Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, which commemorates the ceasefire between the Allies and Germany at the end of the Great War (World War I). Some say that the actual shelling continued up until the evening hours that day. And the actual formal peace agreement was not signed until the Treaty of Versailles the next year. The first official Armistice Day was celebrated in Buckingham Palace November 11, 2019. Excellent introduction to what Armistice Day actually stands for and the changes made throughout history.