>le 11th hour, of le 11th day, of le 11th monthWhy the faggy tryhard poetic shit? Why not just stop the fighting right away or have the armistice go into effect at exactly midnight (as was done with WWII 30 years later) to avoid potential mistakes?
>>65646728Losers dont dictate the terms, sonny
>>65646728When you've spent 4 years sending millions to their deaths, who cares about a few thousand more? Their lives are valueless.
>>65646728The last soldier of any belligerent to be killed in World War I was American Sergeant Henry Gunther, who died at 10:59 a.m. on November 11, 1918—just one minute before the armistice took effect at 11:00 a.m.Henry Gunther (U.S. Army): Charged a German machine-gun position with a fixed bayonet at 10:59 a.m. near Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, France. Reports indicate he sought to redeem his reputation after a prior demotion.
>>65646728>or have the armistice go into effect at exactly midnight (as was done with WWII 30 years later)And then you have people celebrating the end of WW2 in Europe on the 8th of May instead of the 9th because of time zone differences.
>>65646728it takes time to get the message out to everyone. someone fucking up and breaking the armistice is a good was to renew the fighting. so you'd want a bit of a buffer to make damn sure everyone gets the message.if you are already adding a buffer making the time memorable is an other good way to make sure no one fucks up
>>65646728>>65646760>where it was officially agreed to at 5:00 a.m. by the Allied Supreme Commander, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch,[1] it came into force at 11:00 a.m. Paris Time (11:00 UT) on 11 November 1918 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918It was only agreed upon at 5am, so wanting it to go in effect at midnight would mean another day of fighting. With the technology of the era, 11am was a reasonable time to pick. It would take hours to get the war machines to stop and to get the entire fronts to coordinate like that.>>65646752The german troops he was about to attack waved him off and tried to stop him. That was entirely on him.
>>65646728They thought it was going to be the only time a world war would happen and they wanted to make history and be snobs about it. Yes, yes they were in fact European.
>>65646860French commander-in-chief Marshal Foch refused to accede to the German negotiators' request to declare an immediate ceasefire or truce so that there would be no more useless waste of lives among the common soldiers. The failure to declare a truce, even between the signing of the documents for the armistice and its entry into force "at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month", caused about 11,000 additional men to be wounded or killed – far more than usual, according to the military statistics.
>>65646988Tell that to an astrology chick and she’ll syck your dick
>>65646728https://youtu.be/Sl__5j_iBm0
>>65646752high iq has its consequences
>>65647286I've seen the same before but I've never heard it pronounced, CEX would be said as "sex", right or am I crazy? Usually "ce" makes an S sound
>>65646752Why do Americans repeat this bullshit? Multiple reports exist of soldiers continuing to shoot at each other out of hatred even after the armistice came into effect, including firing on those who tried to walk to the other side unarmed in peace.
>>65647286Could he beat the knife angel?
>>65646728People used to have whimsy.
>>65647286what a poppyhead lol
>>65647286Well that's somewhat horrifying to look at
>>65647286bro looks like a Last of Us enemy
>>65646988Mostly because Pershing for some reason decided that he wanted to kill off as many Americans as possible and launched an all-out offensive and kept fighting right up to the 11am deadline. He got away scott-free of course. Even got multiple landmarks and a tank named after him, because why not?
>>65646988>about 11,000 additional men to be wounded or killedIt'd be really funny if the actual number were 11,111
>>65647624Looks more like poppycock
>>65647323https://youtu.be/6Q9c7iLBrac
>>65647631It should be. We learned nothing from that atrocity.
>>65646728Three 11 means KKK
Also most people thought it was just a temporary truce, and they fought right up until the end because they assumed the war would continue. Some were convinced it was German perfidy and they were using it to catch their breath before renewing the war. That was the reason the British kept the blockade going until the treaty was signed.
>>65646728>look at me and pay me attentionall so tiresome really
