The END of WWI 1918.

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The END of WWI 1918

21 March 1918 The Germans are advancing! They are breaking through allied lines. The German General, Ludendorff is in charge of this new advance. LUDICROUS number of medals!!

May 1918 Of Considerable Hairiness British and French leaders combine their forces under General Foch (a Frenchman – watch the pronunciation!) Face Of Considerable Hairiness

July 1918 After declaring war on Germany in April 1917, American troops finally start arriving 12 months later to support the British and French 50,000 per week

8 August 1918 Foch drives back German forces from the Marne. The Germans begin to retreat.

October The Italians defeat the Austrians at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto (mmm, sounds like

OCTOBER , which had fought alongside Germany, was defeated by

October – This was called the Naval Blockade German civilians are dying of because the British ships surrounded the German coastline so no supplies could get in or out. starvation This was called the Naval Blockade

October – Spanish flu epidemic kills 100s of every day

29 October German sailors refused to go to sea as they knew they would be beaten by the Royal Navy. Bad news for the German Generals!

STILL IN OCTOBER!!!! weary warrior Ludendorff writes to Woodrow Wilson (The American President), asking for a Fair Finish to the Fight . No reply arrives. America and Britain wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally.

armistice 11 -11- 11 11 November 1918 at 11am German politicians meet the French General Foch in a railway carriage and agree to end the war on any terms (unconditional surrender). armistice They sign an to end the fighting and give time to write a peace treaty. The Great War was over.