joseph joffre was the french general that signed the 1918 armistice.
who was the french general that signed the 1918 armistice?
joseph joffre
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discouraged by the hostile reaction in the cabinet to a british proposal for a franco-british union and believing his ministers no longer supported him, prime minister paul reynaud resigned on 16 june. he was succeeded by marshal philippe pétain, who delivered a radio address to the french people, announcing his intention to ask for an armistice with germany. when hitler received word from the french government that they wished to negotiate an armistice, he selected the forest of compiègne, the site of the 1918 armistice, as the venue. on 21 june 1940, hitler visited the site to start the negotiations, which took place in the railway carriage in which the 1918 armistice was signed. after listening to the preamble, hitler left the carriage in a calculated gesture of disdain for the french delegates and negotiations were turned over to wilhelm keitel, the chief of staff of "okw". the armistice was signed on the next day at 6:36 p.m. (french time), by general keitel for germany and general charles huntziger for france and came into effect at 12:35 a.m. on 25 june, once the franco-italian armistice had been signed, at 6:35 p.m. on 24 june, near rome.
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