The Great War, 1914 - 1919 ?

Question

These dates appear on a war memorial on Kinver Edge, South Staffordshire, England. Why 1919 ?

Answer 1

Because the British & Commonwealth countries count the days from the start of the war on 04 August 1914 until the official surrender documents were signed on:

28/06/1919:

The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, officially ending the Great War.

For Under Pressure:

06/05/1919: Peace conference disposes of German colonies.

Answer 2

Although the Amistice between Germany and the Allies was signed on Nov 11th 1918 in a railway carriage in the Compiègne forest in France (the same location that Hitler used some 22 years later when he defeated France in WW2), the actual Versailles Treaty wasn't signed until 1919, so we were techincally still in a state of war with Germany until then, but the war in the east in Turkey with the Ottoman Empire dragged on even longer than that into 1923. Allied troops were still dying in battle long after 1918.

Answer 3

The Treaty of Versailles, ending the war, wasn't signed until June 28 1919, therefore we were technically still at war with Germany until then although the fighting had actually finished. The peace negotiations started 18th. January 1919 in Paris.

Answer 4

Even though the armistice was signed in Europe in 1918, troops in German East Africa continued fighting into 1919.

It finally ended at the end of October 1919 when German sailors mutinied against their superior officers who were determined to take on the British fleet in a death or glory final battle. The sailors seized control of the ships and the war was over.

Edit:
I see we have a thumb down. Someone care to explain why? If this is incorrect in some way, educate me.

Thanks con.
Suggest you look a little deeper. The US did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles and signed separate treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary. The US involvement was then finished.

Turkey, a German ally, continued fighting, as did some Balkan States, until September 1919.

The war on the Western Front ended on 11th November 1918. Hostilities did not cease until almost a year later.

Answer 5

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War To End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century.

The Entente Powers, led by France, Russia, the United Kingdom and its colonies and dominions, and later Italy (from 1915) and the United States (from 1917), defeated the Central Powers, led by the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires. Russia withdrew from the war after the revolution in 1917.

The fighting that took place along the Western Front occurred along a system of trenches, breastworks, and fortifications separated by an area known as no man's land.[2] These fortifications stretched 475 miles (more than 600 kilometres)[2] and defined the war for many. On the Eastern Front, the vast eastern plains and limited rail network prevented a trench warfare stalemate, though the scale of the conflict was just as large as on the Western Front. The Middle Eastern Front and the Italian Front also saw heavy fighting, while hostilities also occurred at sea, and for the first time, in the air.

The war caused the disintegration of four empires: the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman and Russian. Germany lost its colonial empire and states such as Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Yugoslavia gained independence. The cost of waging the war set the stage for the breakup of the British Empire as well and left France devastated for more than a generation.

World War I marked the end of the world order which had existed after the Napoleonic Wars, and was an important factor in the outbreak of World War II.

Answer 6

It may be the cast that the soldiers who are commemorated by way of this monument were in India.

Although the conflict in India cannot be explicitly said to have been a part of the First World War, it can certainly be said to have been significant in terms of the wider strategic context. The British attempt to subjugate the tribal leaders who had rebelled against their British overlords drew away much needed troops from other theaters, in particular, of course, the Western Front, where the real decisive victory would be made.

The reason why some Indian and Afghani tribes rose up simply came down to years of discontent which erupted, probably not coincidentally, during the First World War. It is likely that the tribal leaders were aware that Britain would not be able to field the required men, in terms of either number or quality. They underestimated, however, the strategic importance placed on India by the British; despite being located far away from the epicenter of the conflict, it provided a bounty of men for the fronts. Its produce was also needed for the British war effort and many trade routes running to other profitable areas of the Empire ran through India. Therefore, although the British were not able to send the men that they wanted, they were able to send enough to resist the revolt of the tribesmen through a gradual but effective counter-guerilla war. The fighting continued into 1919 and in some areas lasted even longer.

Answer 7

WWI

1919

Jan. 12—Peace Conference met at Paris.

May 7—Treaty delivered to German delegates.

June 28—Treaty signed at Versailles

Answer 8

Error...it ended on 11/11/18...the day my mother was born