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Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."
- Remembrance Poppy
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- Remembrance Sunday
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- Remembrance Poppy
Instead, a proximate Sunday was observed as a “day of dedication” during the span of the war. After the conclusion of World War II, the British government, seeking to honour participants in both World Wars, officially replaced Armistice Day with the new Sunday observance, which was thereafter known as Remembrance Sunday. In 1956 the date ...
Remembrance Day (in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom) is a day to remember people who fought and died in wars. It is on November 11. On that day in 1918 came the end of World War I with Armistice with Germany . Remembrance Day was started in 1919 by King George V of the United Kingdom.
Apr 9, 2016 · Learn how The King and other Members of the Royal Family honour those who have died in war at the Cenotaph and other events. Find out the history and significance of the Cenotaph, the Field of Remembrance and the poppy symbol.
May 25, 2017 · Michael’s campaign to create a national symbol for remembrance—a poppy in the colors of the Allied nations’ flags entwined around a victory torch—didn’t get very far at first. But in mid ...
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