Britain at a standstill on Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday

by liamssoft | November 11, 2011 at 04:54 am

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A nation united in silence as Britain reflects on Armistice day and Remembrance Sunday, tributes to the war dead begun around the world as people observed two minutes' silence to mark both Armistice Day last Friday and Remembrance Sunday.

Offices and schools in Britain fell quiet and people stopped in the streets at 11 o'clock this morning to remember those who have died in global conflicts.

War memorials in the UK's villages, towns and cities became the focal point for remembrance at the '11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month' - the time the peace agreement between Germany and the Allies took effect in 1918 after four years of fighting....www.dailymail.co.uk