Europe 1918: Armistice Day
11 November 1918
11 Nov 1918
The Great War
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4 Aug 1914 Outbreak of the Great War
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20 Mar 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
18 Jul 1918 German Spring Offensive
20 Sep 1918 Allied Hundred Days Offensive
25 Oct 1918 Collapse of the Central Powers
8 Nov 1918 German Revolution
11 Nov 1918 Armistice Day
Following the German Revolution of November 1918, a republic was proclaimed and the Kaiser fled the country. On November 11, the new German government signed an armistice with the Allies. The Great War was at an end, but chaos still reigned across much of Europe.
