On November 11th at 5am, both sides signed an armistice, resulting in Germany’s ultimate surrender and a promise of early peace talks. On November 11th at exactly 11 am, World War I came to an end. For historical reasons, they wanted the war to end on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11:00. Therefore, the war-weary soldiers would continue to fight on until this time in 1918.