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wats6831 OP t1_iwoi9q4 wrote
Reply to comment by Salmol1na 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
Is this referenced in the movie? I haven't watched it yet. I wasn't aware anything related to the US was in the movie.
wats6831 OP t1_iwo8dei wrote
Reply to comment by theguineapigssong 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
Not true.
They were told to hold the line, not advance and not retreat.
Germany had already agreed to give back the land it had gained (to France).
There was literally no point to continue, the peace agreement had already been signed by all parties.
wats6831 OP t1_iwo3bv7 wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantCondor 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
No I learned it from a documentary series on WW1.
Seems incredibly stupid that they just kept on fighting and all commanders were told to continue operations up until the very end even for territory that Germany had said it would give back to France in the agreement.
I don't understand any of it.
wats6831 OP t1_iwqe2sf wrote
Reply to comment by pglggrg 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
Yes, he charged a German road block. Both the US and German soldiers were yelling at him in English to stop and that the war was over.