Armistice Day 1918

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On 11 November 1918, at 11 o'clock, the guns of World War One finally fell silent after four years of war. Listen to voices from the archives remembering that day.

(Photo: Service men and women and civilians celebrating Armistice Day in November 1918. Credit: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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Fri 9 Nov 201813:50GMT

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