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pupsinpajamas t1_iwo4mk2 wrote

Reply to comment by TheNobleCannibal in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831

Nobody ordered him to do it. Maybe read the article?

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ivanthemute t1_iwo4x4w wrote

Not just that, but his unit was given orders to stand fast, don't advance, don't retreat, repel any attacks but don't attack further.

He disobeyed a legal order and could have caught a court martial (NJP didn't exist back then) had he survived.

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