At 7:40 AM on November 11, 1918, these US soldiers learned that an armistice had been signed that would end World War I at 11:00 AM that morning.
They were relieved.
They were poised to launch a new offensive against entrenched German positions later that day, but now, there would be no offensive.
But for many other American troops, the fighting would rage…
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