1918
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5:00 that morning with loss of manpower, supplies and the danger of invasion Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France.  World War I left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded.  At least five million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure.