On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne.
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
12th April 2020
On the 17th September 1978 the Camp David Accords, which led to the first ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
The 28th June saw both the trigger and the definitive end of the First World War.
On the 7th March 1936, the German Army under control of Adolf Hitler violated international agreements by remilitarising the Rhineland.
On the 10th January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into effect.
On the 8th January 1918, United States President Woodrow Wilson made a speech to Congress in which he outlined his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen Points.
Germany and Russia signed the secret Reinsurance Treaty that ensured they would each remain neutral if the other went to war with a third European power.
The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War.
On the 16th April 1922, former First World War enemies Germany and Russia signed the Treaty of Rapallo.
On the 3rd March 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and the Central Powers.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019