World War I History
1914 - German forces defeated the British in the town of Hooge.
1918 - In Rethondes, France, Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne. Fighting ended at 11 a.m. French time. This day became known as Veteran's Day in the United States.
| One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans. Otto von Bismarck |
