The American commander, Pershing, opposed the armistice, as he believed in unconditional surrender - the Germans should be pushed back over the frontier.
If he had had his way, Hitler would not have been able to claim later that the German army hadn't been defeated, but only 'stabbed in the back'.
However, by November 1918, everyone was so war-weary that any respite was welcome, and he was over-ruled.
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General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing was the commander of U.S. in Europe in World War 1.
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General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing was the commander of U.S. in Europe in World War 1.
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General John J. Pershing (World War I). His nickname was "Black Jack."
In World War I, the leader of the American forces in Europe was General John "Black Jack" Pershing. Staunchly protective of American initiative and dedicated to thorough training, General Pershing directed the final offensive of the war (the Meuse-Argonne Offensive) which compelled the German surrender.
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General John J. Pershing, Commander, American Expeditionary Forces in World War One
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