Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice.

A 1953 armistice split the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech before a lunch at the Elysee Palace, during commemorations for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of World War One, in Paris, France, Nov. 11, 2018.

French President Emmanuel Macron pays his respects by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, Nov. 11, 2018.

It's an armistice.

West Point cadets pose before a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, Nov. 11, 2018.

The signature of the armistice put an end to years of bloody conflicts, heavy in human and material losses.