Armistice Day - What is it?

Wednesday November 11th marks Armistice Day, remembering all the Soldiers who fought proudly during the First World War. On this date, at 11am, in 1918, Germany and its Allies signed the Armistice.

Today, at the eleventh hour, we will remember those who risked their life to fight in the war.

The Armistice did not end the war but it did end fighting on the Western Front. This was in air, land and sea. The Treaty of Versailles, which was introduced six months later, was the signing that officially ended World War One.

The signing of the Armistice forced German soldiers to evacuate the countries they invaded within a fourteen day window, and they also had to hand over a lot of war materials, such as: machine guns and planes. Germany were not in a position to refuse this surrender as their people were starving and money became difficult – Germany had no choice.

Each year, on the eleventh month, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh hour, our nation comes together to silence for two minutes and pay respect to the soldiers who put their lives on the line for us to live the life we have today.

We have a lot to be grateful for as those amazing people risked so much for their country. Lest We Forget.