Starrylands t1_iwpo829 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 12:34 PM Reply to comment by Crayshack in 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. by wats6831 Wrong. There were a lot of commanders who didn't inform their soldiers of the armistice and kept fighting until 11. Thus many died in vain. Permalink Parent 14
Starrylands t1_iwpo829 wrote
Reply to comment by Crayshack in 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. by wats6831
Wrong. There were a lot of commanders who didn't inform their soldiers of the armistice and kept fighting until 11. Thus many died in vain.