The Snapshots in Time Collection

WWI Letter, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener — Page Describing the False Armistice, November 8, 1918

WWI Letter, Pvt. Willis W. Wagener — Page Describing the False Armistice, November 8, 1918

A handwritten page from a letter by Pvt. Willis W. Wagener describing the excitement and confusion of the 'False Armistice' of November 7–8, 1918, when premature reports of Germany's surrender sparked celebrations among American troops in France, days before the actual Armistice ended World War I on November 11, 1918. Project: 218249