At 11 o'clock in the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the First World War--known at the time as the Great War--comes to an end.
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World War 1 (The Great War) ended on that day. Much of the fighting took place in France, although also through Belgium .
The armistice treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918
28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918 were the dates for the First World War
World War 1 was officially stopped on the 11th of November 1918 at 11.00 and that is why we have a 2 minute silence on the 11th of the 11th.11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month (November) 1918.
Start: August 1, 1914 End: November 11, 1918
President Woodrow Wilson was in office on November 11, 1918, when the armistice took effect.