Rethondes (the Glade of the Armistice) in Compiegne. The End of WW I.i

Scientific American

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Here is an excerpt from the December 21, 1918 issue of Scientific American following the signing of the armistice.

The full article is available in our archive: http://bit.ly/2RNODdP

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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a French-German ceremony in the clearing of Rethondes (the Glade of the Armistice) in Compiegne
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The Glade of the Armistice is a French national and war memorial in the Forest of Compiègne in Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 60 kilometres north of Paris. It was built at the location where the Germans signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended World War I. Wikipedia

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The Glade of the Armistice is a French national and war memorial in the Forest of Compiègne in Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 60 kilometres north of Paris. It was