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At 11am on 11 November 1918 "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" an armistice with Germany was signed and a ceasefire came into defect. This ended World War I in Belgium and Europe. Menin Gate Ypres Belgium Position of Ypres during World War I During the First World War, Ypres in Belgium had a very strategic position because it stood in the path of Germany's planned sweep across the rest of Belgium as had been called for in the Schlieffen Plan. By October 1914, the much battered Belgian Army broke the dykes on the Yser River to the north of the City to keep the Western tip of Belgium out of German hands. Ypres was the centre of a road network anchored one end of his defensice feature and it was also essential for the Germans if they wanted to take the Channel Ports through which British support was flooding into France. For the Allies, Ypres was also important because it was the last major Belgian town that was not under Ge

Every year on 11 November, Armistice Day is celebrated in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, Serbia, United Kingdom and many other countries around the world. poppies at the Menin Gate in Ypres - own picture taken in 2017 This celebration is to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany. The document was signed at Compiègne in France. This ended the Western Front of World War I. The armistice took place at 11 o'clock in the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The first Armistice Day was held in at Buckingham Palace. In the evening of November 10th. 1919, a banquet took place in presence of King George V to honor the president of the French Republic. King George V - Source picture: Wikipedia The first Armistice Day's events were held on November 11th. 1919. This was the beginning of the Remembrance Days events. Even today, the Festival of Remembrance takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Thi