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FlamesAddiction · 11-11-2020, 01:30 PM

I think one of the saddest parts about armistice day is that approximately 11,000 soldiers were still killed or wounded between the time that the armistice was agreed on and the time that it was set to be signed. A casualty rate that was higher than the average throughout the war from what I read.

Some military personnel reached out across the front to the other sides and agreed to stop fighting before the official signing, but others fought more fiercely to get last minute gains to use at the table for negotiations, or for just one last chance at vengeance. Some were also just pessimistic that the armistice would hold and didn't want to lose any advantage. There were also some that simply didn't get the news in time and kept fighting. In some situations, one side unofficially stopped fighting after getting the news only to be viscously attacked by the other side that didn't get the news yet.

It good that communication technology has improved since then and it's unlikely that kind of chaos would happen again.

11-11-2020, 01:30 PM	#11
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I think one of the saddest parts about armistice day is that approximately 11,000 soldiers were still killed or wounded between the time that the armistice was agreed on and the time that it was set to be signed. A casualty rate that was higher than the average throughout the war from what I read. Some military personnel reached out across the front to the other sides and agreed to stop fighting before the official signing, but others fought more fiercely to get last minute gains to use at the table for negotiations, or for just one last chance at vengeance. Some were also just pessimistic that the armistice would hold and didn't want to lose any advantage. There were also some that simply didn't get the news in time and kept fighting. In some situations, one side unofficially stopped fighting after getting the news only to be viscously attacked by the other side that didn't get the news yet. It good that communication technology has improved since then and it's unlikely that kind of chaos would happen again. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 11-11-2020 at 02:58 PM.