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    The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World...
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    Centenary of the 1918 Armistice (French: Cérémonie internationale du Centenaire de l'Armistice du 11 novembre 1918), began roughly after 11:00 CET, following...
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    Remembrance Day (category Armistice Day)
    June 1919. The tradition of Remembrance Day evolved out of Armistice Day. The initial Armistice Day was observed at Buckingham Palace, commencing with King...
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    "November 11, 1918: The Last Hours, The Last Man". NW Battalion. Retrieved 2008-11-02. Secret Defense, at Liberation.fr - 11 novembre 1918 : Vrigne-Meuse...
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    Imprimerie nationale, 1982, 1986. Bernard Karsenty, "Les Compagnons du 8 Novembre 1942", Les Nouveaux Cahiers, n°31, Nov. 1972. Simon Kitson, Vichy et...
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    Augustin Trébuchon (category 1918 deaths)
    tʁebyʃɔ̃]; 30 May 1878 – 11 November 1918) was the last French soldier killed during World War I. He was shot 15 minutes before the Armistice came into effect...
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    Meuse–Argonne offensive (category 1918 in France)
    entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a total of 47 days. The Meuse–Argonne offensive was...
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    France. Designed by Philippe Prost and inaugurated on 11 November 2014, the 96th anniversary of Armistice Day, the memorial honors the 576,606 soldiers of...
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    Costagliola, Jacques (2005). La guerre anglo-française, 3 juillet 1940 – 11 novembre 1942: un conflit parallèle et tangent à la Seconde guerre mondiale. Coulommiers:...
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    Rémi (2013). 11 novembre (in French). Paris: A. Colin. p. 290. ISBN 978-2-200-27787-1. Soudagne, Jean-Pascal (2008). L'histoire incroyable du soldat inconnu...
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