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wats6831 OP t1_iwo8dei wrote

Reply to comment by theguineapigssong 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 true.

They were told to hold the line, not advance and not retreat.

Germany had already agreed to give back the land it had gained (to France).

There was literally no point to continue, the peace agreement had already been signed by all parties.

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w00tabaga t1_iwod19o wrote

Ehh, from what I’ve read he is actually correct. Some commanders didn’t believe the war would actually be over, some fought that morning to ensure they couldn’t be trapped by the enemy in case they tried attacking them, and some wanted some glory before the war was over. These cases were isolated, but it indeed did happen on small scales.

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