ivanthemute t1_iwo4x4w wrote
Reply to comment by pupsinpajamas in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
Not just that, but his unit was given orders to stand fast, don't advance, don't retreat, repel any attacks but don't attack further.
He disobeyed a legal order and could have caught a court martial (NJP didn't exist back then) had he survived.
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