[4k, 60fps, colorized] (1918) WWI, The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut. 11 November, Armistice Day.

The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut was the third and last phase of the Second Battle of Belgium (French: 2ème Bataille de Belgique) or the Ypres-Lys Offensive, and took place in Belgium between 20 October and 11 November 1918. Armistice came into force at 11:00 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender. Fighting continued up to 11 o’clock, with 2,738 men dying on the last day of the war. Music: Officium Defunctorum (Tomás Luis de Victoria)