In November 1918, Germany’s generals chased an armistice as mutinies and socialist uprisings spread, the Kaiser was pushed out, and the empire ended in a matter of days. As Austria-Hungary fractured ...

Interned and humiliated after the armistice, Germany’s once mighty fleet faced an uncertain fate. Rather than surrender their ships to the victors, German commanders issued a final order. One by one, ...

In World War II, both Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally. As the World War I armistice was being negotiated, Germany won small concessions, but the allies generally imposed their will, an ...

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I. A year later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a ...