World War I ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, when Germany signed an armistice agreement, leading to a cessation of fighting on the Western Front. This day became known as Armistice Day. The armistice was signed in the Compiègne Forest in France and effectively ended the fighting, although the formal peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, was signed later on June 28, 1919. The armistice marked a victory for the Allies and a defeat for Germany, and it was the moment when the guns fell silent after more than four years of intense warfare.
