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It marked the cessation of hostilities while awaiting a peace settlement. An armistice commission was dispatched to negotiate with the Allies. At 5am on 11 November 1918, the Armistice was signed between Germany and the Allies in a railway carriage at Compi gne. The terms were laid down by the Allies, the event signifying the end of the War. At 11am that morning hostilities ended on the Western Front.
Germany was unable to negotiate any changes with the Allied Powers, who threatened to resume hostilities if the treaty was not promptly signed. (Macrohistory and World Report). The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, France.Two German representatives were the first to sign the Treaty of Versailles, followed by representatives of many of the Allied Powers.(MSN Encarta, EyeWitness to History).ermany was unable to negotiate any changes with the Allied Powers, who threatened to resume hostilities if the treaty was not promptly signed. (Macrohistory and World Report). The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, France.