TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. history.com Submitted by wats6831 t3_yxcn9p on November 17, 2022 at 1:31 AM in todayilearned 198 comments 2,557
Iheartriots t1_iwqtzm8 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:43 PM There were a group of Tommies, wearing the Mons Star, awarded in 1914 that died at 900am. They had served the entire war in the trenches and died on the last day. Permalink 7
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