We are asking for an armistice - All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front 2022
War breaks out in Germany in 1914. Paul Bäumer and his classmates quickly enlist in the army to serve their fatherland. No sooner are they drafted than the first images from the battlefield show them the reality of war.

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[Chris-lrqb]

This entire negotiation is great. All of the actors were absolutely perfect, as was the dialogue, editing, everything. Had me subconsciously begging for them to end the war.

[therussiantankist]

A man incredibly important to this war, present during this very scene, a man named Albert Roche. A kind, quiet man, who by himself shifted tides of battles and captured over 1180 enemy soldiers and officers. Today, few still remember him. That is incredibly unfortunate

[TomG]

If I'd been the French general I'd have been angry as well, not just at general dislike of the enemy, but also for them trying phrasing tricks so that they could say it was the *French* who made the proposal for the armistice, which the German side could have spun as a victory of sorts. As it was, the German civilian government got the blame for the defeat in Germany in what became known as the "stab-in-the-back theory, " promoted by WWI German generals such as Ludendorff.

[danielzak]

It seems harsh, but Foch is being totally reasonable here. Remember, Germany invaded France, and almost all fighting between them was on French territory. The Germans were only trying to get peace because it didn't go according to plan and they were losing.
1. He does not want the Germans to act like a dumped boyfriend who insists it was a "a mutual agreement." They come in asking the French to propose a ceasefire. Foch doesn't want to do that, because that leads to negotiation. Foch wants the Germans to accept that they lost and are basically surrendering.
2. Foch is not going to ease up rpessure on the Germans while they are making up their mind if they are willing to surrender yet or not. This could let them push back and push back the final signing, get better positions, etc. Foch at the end shows he is totally willing to stop the killing that very instant, if the Germans surrender that very instant.

[wiktorberski]

I was raised in the shadow of WWII. And sometimes I forget, that WWI was also a blood bath. Once I saw two pictures, both were done in the front of Edinborough castlle, first was done in 1914 - a square was full of soldiers (probably the whole battalion), the second one was taken after the war. There were about ten or little bit more of survivors.

[tdlf]

People always talk about how cruel the French were to the Germans, and that it caused WWII. But also forget that France lost the Franco-Prussian war, and the war was fought on THEIR land. They were justifiably pissed.

[XU]

Really great acting. my favorite part is when Foch reaches for the book before he hears the French translator. He knows exactly what the German delegate asked.

[raymondyee]

And then in 1940 that very rail car was swiped away but the armistice site was destroyed.

[CorekBleedingHollow]

Good response by the French general. (Offers the pen) "Sign then."

[eamonnclabby]

Just read about Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen today...another great post, cheers, Johnny..E..

[WORLDNSHKNIGHT]

The French may appear stubborn here but it has to be remembered the vast bulk of fighting on the Western Front was on French and Belgian soil. Millions of young Frenchmen were killed and wounded defending their homeland.

80, 000 in the first few weeks of the war alone.

Versailles went too far in putting ALL blame on Germany but the French had some ground in feeling aggrieved.

[NoName-iptt]

It's truly a shame that a movie can accomplish in a few hours what the education system has failed to teach in history lessons over so many years.

[henrysheffield]

Happy Veterans Day, thank yall all for your service. You’ll always be remembered and never forgotten. Thank you, heroes.

[joshuagrover]

Around the time this scene occurred in Marshal Ferdinand Foch's railway carriage HQ on November 8th, 1918, Germany was crumbling internal with a revolution breaking out, Kasier Wilhelm II of Germany abdicating and a shaky republic declared on the 9th November. Germany's allies had by this time fallen by the away side, Bulgaria (29th September 1918), the Ottoman Empire (30th October 1918), and Austria-Hungary, (3rd November 1918) so Germany was partially alone fighting and in full retreat. The 11th November 1918 armistice was in all meaning a surrender because Germany militarily was finished.

Interest fact also there were no American representatives during these negotiations, purely British and French only.

[supercheese]

Sewing the seeds for WW2 and what to follow.

[CorekBleedingHollow]

The French were different in WW1. They were not to be trifled with.

[Great_Sandwich]

He Who Shall Not be Named: "Halte mein Bier... in 22 Jahren."

[fToo]

nearly 3, 000 soldiers died in the five hours between the signing of the Armistice and the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month when it came into force

[marcelmontfranc]

This movie makes it seem like Foch cared more about eating fresh croissants than the lives of the soldiers, but he had lost both his son and son in law at the start of the war in 1914. He was far from being indifferent. But he wasn't ready for a compromise, and I understand him.

[tikitorch]

Let’s be honest. World war 1 was just a mess all around on all sides.