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The 26 pages that link to Armistice of 11 November 1918, each with the reason it gives.

• Weimar RepublicRelated: The armistice preceded the republic’s founding and became entangled with disputes over defeat and responsibility.

• German Revolution of 1918–1919Related: The armistice closed the war but left the new German government facing defeat and political turmoil.

• Paris Peace ConferenceRelated: It stopped the fighting but left the Allies to negotiate the peace settlement.

• Erich LudendorffRelated: Ludendorff’s military collapse helped force Germany to accept the armistice.

• Wilhelm IIRelated: Its approach made the emperor’s abdication part of Germany’s transition to peace.

• Western FrontRelated: The armistice stopped combat on the Western Front and closed its final campaign.

• German Spring OffensiveRelated: The offensive failed to secure victory and preceded Germany’s military collapse and the armistice.

• ReichswehrRelated: Demobilization after the armistice left Germany needing a reduced force.

• FreikorpsRelated: The armistice began the military demobilization that left many armed men seeking a role.

• Remembrance DayRelated: Its anniversary established November 11 as the date for commemorating the war dead.

• Battle of Vittorio VenetoRelated: Austria-Hungary’s surrender on the Italian front preceded this separate armistice with Germany.

• American Expeditionary ForcesRelated: The AEF’s continued operations helped sustain Allied pressure until the armistice took effect.

• In Flanders FieldsRelated: The poem’s call to remember the fallen became closely tied to armistice observances.

• Meuse–Argonne offensiveRelated: The offensive ended when this armistice took effect.

• Hans von SeecktRelated: It began the demobilization and political crisis from which Seeckt’s postwar army emerged.

• Stab-in-the-back mythRelated: The ceasefire, signed before Allied forces entered Germany, fed claims that the army had not truly been defeated.

• Arc de TriompheRelated: The Unknown Soldier’s tomb links the arch to France’s remembrance of the war’s end.

• Allies of World War IRelated: It marked the coalition’s military victory over Germany.

• Alsace Soviet RepublicRelated: The armistice coincided with the French military occupation that displaced the council government.