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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.
With its primary ally out of the war, Romania requests of an armistice and is granted one. Romania signs an armistice with the Central Powers on April 20, 1917, ending Romanian involvement in World War I. This is relief for Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian troops which have been fighting the Romanians for several years. Romania is returned to its pre-war borders. As a result of the armistice, Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary will be able to focus on other fronts. The leaders of the Central Powers nations (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria) meet in Warsaw to discuss further plans in World War I.