Armistice
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: Worldwide
A formal agreement between two or more belligerents to cease active hostilities. An armistice may be a temporary arrangement for such purposes as burial of the dead. Other armistices, such as France’s 1940 agreement with Germany, entail a complete cessation of hostilities. While sometimes presenting a de facto termination of a war, total armistices are not legally recognized as establishing peace.
The international laws regulating armistices were largely formulated at the Hague Peace Conference of 1907. These regulations state that hostilities may be resumed during an...
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