Armistice Day
WWI peace commemoration
Armistice Day commemorates the end of World War I, which concluded with an armistice signed on November 11, 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
The day is observed in many countries, though in the United States it was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all military veterans.
In Britain and Commonwealth nations, it remains closely tied to remembrance of war dead, marked by red poppies and moments of silence.
Formal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- reflectionReturned light or thought
patriotism · national holiday · public holiday · bank holiday · Veterans Day · Remembrance Day · church bells · wreath
First global military conflict
- November 11Armistice anniversary date
- 1918World War's closing year
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
- Treaty of Versailles1919 settlement ending WWI
Allied Powers · Central Powers · ceasefire · Kaiser Wilhelm II · eleventh hour · railway carriage · signing · surrender
Scarlet bloom, opium source
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- two-minute silenceBrief ceremonial quiet for remembrance
- fallen soldiersTroops killed in warfare
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
tribute · wreath-laying · cenotaph · memorial · honor · gratitude · heroes · last post
Agreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
accord · nonviolence · hope · relief · celebration · jubilation · street parties · peace treaty
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
reflection · patriotism · national holiday · public holiday · bank holiday · Veterans Day · Remembrance Day · church bells · wreath · parade
World War I
First global military conflict
- November 11Armistice anniversary date
- 1918World War's closing year
- Western FrontFranco-Belgian combat zone
Treaty of Versailles · Allied Powers · Central Powers · ceasefire · Kaiser Wilhelm II · eleventh hour · railway carriage · signing · surrender · entente
poppy
Scarlet bloom, opium source
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- two-minute silenceBrief ceremonial quiet for remembrance
- fallen soldiersTroops killed in warfare
sacrifice · tribute · wreath-laying · cenotaph · memorial · honor · gratitude · heroes · last post · bugle
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
diplomacy · accord · nonviolence · hope · relief · celebration · jubilation · street parties · peace treaty · League of Nations
service
Aid or maintenance
troops · military · medals · uniform · veteran · infantry · sailor · airman · legionnaire · warrior
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, doughboys
- British occasionsBoxing Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, New Year's Day
- commemorationscommemoration, remembrance, memorial service, centennial, bicentennial
- European HolidaysChristmas, Easter Monday, Good Friday, New Year, Epiphany
- Military HolidaysMemorial Day, Veterans Day, fallen heroes, remembrance, veteran
Armistice DayD-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
declaration of war · Pearl Harbor Day · war mobilization · call to arms · 1939
Armistice Daywar declaration
Formal notice of armed conflict
mobilization · escalation · first shots · war fever · sabre-rattling