medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Actually I was taught that this was a conscious decision by the allies to humiliate the defeated enemy by having the treaty signed on a major
national holiday.
The date 11 / 11 was emphasized by having the treaty signed
at 11 AM (German time, presumably)
Meg
How appropriate that the feast day of St Martin -- soldier and Gaul -- falls on Armistice Day...
(known here as Veterans' Day).
TGD
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