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The Treaty of Versailles — The peace imposed on Germany, 28 June 1919
Signed five years to the day after Sarajevo, in the Hall of Mirrors where the German Empire had been proclaimed in 1871: Germany disarmed and declared responsible. Marshal Foch prophesied: “This is not a peace, it is an armistice for twenty years.” (Editorial synthesis)
The Treaty of Versailles took place on 28 June 1919. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Treaty of Versailles took place in Versailles. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Treaty of Versailles ended in Alsace-Lorraine lost by Germany, the German army cut to 100,000 men and Germany’s responsibility established. (source: Ministère des Affaires étrangères)
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