France shocked the world by signing an armistice with Nazi Germany just six weeks after the invasion began despite having Europe’s largest army on paper. This video explores the rapid collapse, ...

She will also participate in two international summits, and attend ceremonial events on Nov. 11 to mark Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in France, observing the end of World War I.

Previously known as Armistice Day, the day commemorated the end of hostilities between the Allies and Germany during World War I. Congress renamed the holiday in 1954 and expanded the meaning to ...