armistice

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ar·mi·stice

(är'mĭ-stĭs) pronunciation

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A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.

[French, from New Latin armistitium : Latin arma, arms; see arm² + Latin -stitium, a stopping.]

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(Nov. 11, 1918) Agreement between Germany and the Allies ending World War I. Allied representatives met with a German delegation in a railway carriage at Rethondes, France, to discuss terms. The agreement was signed on Nov. 11, 1918, and the war ended at 11:00 AM that day ("the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month"). The principal term was that Germany would evacuate Belgium, France, and Alsace-Lorraine. Negotiations formalizing the armistice were conducted at the Paris Peace Conference. Later a "stab in the back" legend developed in Germany, asserting that the German military situation had not been hopeless and that traitorous politicians had done the Allies' bidding by signing the Armistice.

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noun

cease-fire

truce

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continue/stop/pause

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Definition: peace-establishing agreement
Antonyms: dispute, fight, war

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[ܒärmistis]

ˈärmistis n. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

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Celebrating Peace in London as World War I Ends

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, Germany signed the armistice with the Allies, ending World War I. Representatives of the two sides met in a railway car in Rethondes, France, and hashed out the terms of agreement, which created a new political map of Europe. Since then, November 11 is marked annually by many of the Allied nations as Armistice Day. In 1954, the name of the federal holiday in the US was changed to Veterans Day, a day to honor those who fought in America's wars.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A suspending or cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations or forces for a considerable time. An armistice differs from a mere "suspension of arms" in that the latter is concluded for very brief periods and for local military purposes only, whereas an armistice not only covers a longer period, but is agreed upon for political purposes. It is said to be general if it relates to the whole area of the war, and partial if it relates to only a portion of that area. Partial armistices are sometimes called truces but there is no hard and fast distinction.

Armistice Day originated as a day set aside by the United States, Great Britain, and France to commemorate the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, that brought an end to World War I. After World War II, it became a day for tribute to those who lost their lives in that conflict as well. In Canada, it became known as Remembrance Day, and in Britain the Sunday closest to November 11 was declared Remembrance Sunday to honor the dead of both world wars. In 1938, the day was made a federal holiday in the United States.

In 1954, after the Korean War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an act of Congress (5 U.S.C.A. § 6103 (a) [1995]) to change the name of the holiday to Veterans Day "to honor veterans on the eleventh day of November of each year … a day dedicated to world peace." Thus, Veterans Day now honors all U.S. veterans of all wars. From 1971 to 1977, the holiday was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October, but in 1978, the traditional date of November 11 was restored.

Veterans Day celebrations in towns and cities in the United States usually include parades, speeches, and floral tributes placed on soldiers' graves or memorials, with special services held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. Group naturalization ceremonies, in which individuals are made citizens of the United States, have also become part of Veterans Day celebrations.

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(DOD) In international law, a suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers.

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IN BRIEF: An agreement to stop fighting while peace treaties are considered.

The leaders of both countries agreed to the armistice.

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Types and Techniques of Warfare - armistice: general truce; cessation of war
Security and Defense - armistice: suspension of military operations between belligerents

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This article is about war. For the Mutemath album, see Armistice (album). For the Phoenix song, see Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. For the Canadian band, see Armistice (band)

Korean War Armistice Agreement

An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, but may be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning weapons and statium, meaning a stopping.

A truce or ceasefire usually refers to a temporary cessation of hostilities for an agreed limited time or within a limited area. A truce may be needed in order to negotiate an armistice. An armistice is a modus vivendi and is not the same as a peace treaty, which may take months or even years to agree on. The 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement^[1] is a major example of an armistice which has not been followed by a peace treaty.

The United Nations Security Council often imposes or tries to impose cease-fire resolutions on parties in modern conflicts. Armistices are always negotiated between the parties themselves and are thus generally seen as more binding than non-mandatory UN cease-fire resolutions in modern international law.

The key aspect in an armistice is the fact that "all fighting ends with no one surrendering". This is in contrast to an unconditional surrender, which is a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law.^{[citation needed]}

Contents

1 International Law regarding armistices
2 Important armistices in history
3 Other armistices in history
4 Armistice Day
5 References
6 External links

International Law regarding armistices

Under International Law an armistice is a legal agreement (often in a document) which ends fighting between the "belligerent parties" of a war or conflict.^[2] The Hague II (1899) Treaty, says "If its [e.g., the armistice's] duration is not fixed," the parties can resume fighting (Article 36) as they chose, but with proper notifications. This is in comparison to a "fixed duration" armistice, where the parties can renew fighting only at the end of the particular fixed duration.^[3] When the belligerent parties say (in effect), "this armistice completely ends the fighting" without any end date for the armistice, then duration of the armistice is fixed in the sense that no resumption of the fighting is allowed at any time. For example, the Korean Armistice Agreement calls for a "ceasefire and armistice" and has the "objective of establishing an armistice which will insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved..."

Important armistices in history

The most notable armistice, simply known by Europeans as "The Armistice", was the armistice at the end of World War I, on 11 November 1918, signed near Compiègne, France, and effective at the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."^[4]

1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.^[5]

Korean War Armistice Agreement, July 1953.

Other armistices in history

Armistice of Copenhagen of 1537 ended the Danish war known as the Count's Feud.
Armistice of Stuhmsdorf of 1635 between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden.
Peace of Westphalia of 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War.
World War I
- Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers, at Brest-Litovsk, 1918 (see Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)
- Armistice with Bulgaria, also known as the Armistice of Solun, September 1918
- Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), 1918
- Austrian-Italian Armistice of Villa Giusti ended the First World War on the Italian front in early November 1918
- Armistice of Mudros Between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies, 1918
Armistice of Mudanya between Turkey, Italy, France and Britain and later Greece, 1922.
World War II
- Armistice with France (Second Compiègne), 1940
- Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre between British forces in the Middle East and Vichy France forces in Syria, 1941
- Armistice with Italy, 1943
- Moscow Armistice, signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on 19 September 1944 ending the Continuation War.
Armistice of Trung Gia signed by France and the Viet Minh on 20 July 1954 ending the First Indochina War.
1962 armistice in Algeria attempted to end the Algerian War.

Armistice Day

Armistice Day is still celebrated in many countries on the anniversary of the World War I 1918 armistice; alternatively 11 November, or a Sunday near to it, may still be observed as a Remembrance Day.^[6] In the United States of America, November 11 is observed as Veterans' Day.

References

^ "Text of the Korean War Armistice Agreement". FindLaw. 27 July 1953. http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/korea/kwarmagr072753.html. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
^ Hague Convention of 1899 specifically, Laws of War: Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague II); July 29, 1899; Chapter V.
^ Examples include a 24-hour ceasefire or truce, time alloted to recover wounded or dead from the battlefield, or for time periods set aside for further peace talks.
^ "The Armistice". The War to End All Wars. FirstWorldWar.com. 1 May 2004. http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/armistice.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
^ "1949 Armistice". Middle East, Land of Conflict (CNN). Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070503030650/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/mideast/stories/history.maps/armistice.html. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
^ "What is Remembrance Day?". CBBC Newsround. 10 November 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/uk/remembrance_day/newsid_2438000/2438201.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-04.

External links

Look up armistice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

"Allied Armistice Terms, 11 November 1918". The War to End All Wars. FirstWorldWar.com. http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/armisticeterms.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - våbenstilstand, våbenhvile

Nederlands (Dutch)
wapenstilstand

Français (French)
n. - armistice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Waffenstillstand, Waffenruhe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανακωχή

Italiano (Italian)
armistizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - armistício (m), trégua (f)

Русский (Russian)
перемирие

Español (Spanish)
n. - armisticio, tregua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vapenstillestånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休战, 停战, 休战协议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休戰, 停戰, 休戰協定

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 휴전

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 休戦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هدنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שביתת נשק‬

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