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Armistice Day always falls on the 11 November each year.

This is the date on which the armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiegne, France at 5.45am.  The ceasefire took effect at 11.00am on the 11th month, November, in 1918.   

 

Newspaper from Armistice in New York Times 1918