Continued from Dec. 17th entry.
3. LAST MAN KILLED-- History generally lists a German officer, Lt. Tomas as the final German casualty. he was killed after the 11th hour by an American unit that apparently not received word.
Last British: George Edwin Ellison, killed at 9:30 am.
Last French: Augustin Trebuchon, killed 10:15 am.
Last Canadian: George Lawrence Price, killed 10:58 am.
Last man killed before Armistice took place, American Henry Gunther at 10:59 am.
2. STAB IN THE BACK-- Most Germans believed that the Treaty of Versailles was not because of the German Army losing, but that they were betrayed by German civilian leadership. This helped Hitler's rise to power.
1. PROPHETIC PREDICTION-- AEF Commander General Pershing and Allied Commander Foch of France were unhappy about the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.
Pershing thought it was a mistake to stop fighting without Germany being defeated and predicted that the Allies would be fighting Germany again.
After the treaty, Foch said, "This isn't peace. It's a cease-fire for twenty years."
Twenty years later, France and Britain declared war on Germany again.
How'd He Know? --Cooter
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