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Henry Gunther was supposedly the last man killed in World War 1 having died at 10.59am on 11 November. If the Armistace was signed at 5.45am why did the fighting continue until 11am? Would the soldiers have been aware of the Armistace?

by /u/Panda_nom_nom in /r/AskHistorians

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